Shillong, Feb 25 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister, Conrad K. Sangma, on Wednesday informed the Assembly that the state’s Self-Help Group (SHG) movement has expanded exponentially over the last seven years under the ruling dispensation, emerging as one of the largest grassroots livelihood initiatives in the region and covering nearly 90 per cent of households.Replying to a question in the House, the Chief Minister said the number of SHGs in Meghalaya has risen from just about 4,000–5,000 group…
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New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday said that India is progressing from over 2 crore towards 3 crore Lakhpati Didis, as he felicitated over 400 Lakhpati Didis, PMAY-G beneficiaries and SHG leaders in recognition of their leadership and contribution towards strengthening rural livelihoods, community institutions and inclusive development in pursuit of the vision of Viksit Bharat at 2047.Delivering the keynote address at an event, Chouhan reaffirmed that Republi…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The government on Wednesday said that the key objective of the ‘National Campaign on Entrepreneurship’ is to train and build capacity of 50,000 community resource persons (CRPs) on enterprise promotion and impart Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) training to 50 lakh SHG members of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana–National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM).DAY-NRLM aims to bring a transformational change in the income levels of rural women by promoting d…