Agartala, Jan 5 (IANS) To strengthen farmers’ income and make Tripura self-reliant in food grain production, the state government will set up 60 additional agricultural markets across the state at a cost of Rs 158 crore, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath said on Monday.The Minister said the BJP government does not view development through a political lens and is focussed solely on inclusive growth and employment generation.Nath made the remarks while inaugurating a new…
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Sarkada, Gariaband, Dec 31 (IANS) The Lakhpati Didi Scheme, launched by the Central Government, is emerging as a powerful initiative. This scheme is empowering rural women by making them financially independent. Under this scheme, women associated with Self-Help Groups (SHGs) are provided skill development training, technical guidance and financial support. This is how they are enabled to earn an annual income of Rs 1 lakh or more.An example of the scheme’s success can be seen in Sarkada villa…
Udhampur, Dec 30 (IANS) The District Employment and Counselling Centre organised a day-long entrepreneurship-cum-awareness mela recently, under the Mission YUVA, to promote self-employment and enterprising spirit among the women and self-help groups (SHGs). The initiative, organised in collaboration with the Udhampur district administration, was aimed at informing and motivating local women to explore and avail self-employment opportunities through different government-sponsored entrepreneurship…
Chennai, Dec 30 (IANS) In a major administrative exercise ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, the Tamil Nadu government has decided to undertake a large-scale impact assessment of its welfare schemes by surveying nearly 1.91 crore households across the state. The extensive survey, aimed at evaluating the reach and effectiveness of various government initiatives, will be carried out over 12 days beginning in the New Year.The exercise will be conducted by 55,706 members of Self-Help Groups (…
Gandhinagar, Dec 24 (IANS) The women-centric schemes run by the Central government, in collaboration with state governments, are bringing a sea-change in the lives of women across the country, in rural as well as urban centres. In Gujarat’s Aravalli district, the success of women-centric schemes is evident as they take advantage of government welfare programs and become self-sufficient.Many self-help groups (SHGs) have undertaken initiatives, ranging from agricultural enterprises to local busi…