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- Government is working continuously to create new possibilities for women entrepreneurs in the village economy
NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, SEP 17
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated a Women Self Help Groups conference at Karahal, Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. and asserted the central government since 2014 has taken extensive steps in enhancing women’s dignity and also worked in solving the women-related challenges in the country.
देश में 11 करोड़ से ज्यादा शौचालय बनाकर, 9 करोड़ से ज्यादा उज्जवला के गैस कनेक्शन देकर और करोड़ों परिवारों में नल से जल देकर, आपका जीवन आसान बनाया है: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 17, 2022
He said, “A huge difference between the India of the last century and the new India of this century has come as a representation of our Nari Shakti. In today’s new India, from Panchayat Bhawan to Rashtrapati Bhavan, the flag of women power is flying.”
मध्य प्रदेश के श्योपुर में 'स्वयं सहायता समूह सम्मेलन' में लोगों के स्नेह से अभिभूत हूं। https://t.co/SrCMkZWKJn
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 17, 2022
On the occasion, the Prime Minister also inaugurated four Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) skilling centres under PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana. The Prime Minister also handed over Bank Loan Sanction letters to SHG members and Kits under the Jal Jeevan Mission were also handed over by him. About one lakh women who are members of SHGs were present on the occasion and about 43 lakh women were connected from various centres.
Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said that if time permits, he tries to take blessings from his mother on his birthday. Today, though he could not go to meet his mother, he said, his mother would be happy that he is getting blessings of the lakhs of the tribal mothers. He said `India’s daughters and mothers are my ‘raksha kawach’ (protective shield)’. He said that such a big conference of Self Help Groups on Vishwakarma Jayanti is very special in itself and also greeted on the occasion of Vishwakarma Pooja.
The Prime Minister expressed great pride and happiness upon the return of cheetahs to India after seventy-five years. He recalled, “Before coming here, I had the privilege of releasing cheetahs in Kuno National Park.” He requested and received standing applause for the Cheetahs, whom he called the honoured guests, from everyone present at the venue. “Cheetahs have been given in your custody because there is faith in you. I have confidence that you will face all the adversity but will not allow any harm to come to Cheetahs. That is why, today, I have come to hand over the responsibility of these eight cheetahs to you.”, he told the people of the region. Noting the plantation of 10 lakh saplings by SHGs today, the Prime Minister said that this will give new energy to the environment protection efforts of India.
Highlighting the growing representation of women in India, the Prime Minister said that women power has become the differentiating factor between the India of the last century and the new India of this century. “In today’s new India, the flag of women’s power is flying from Panchayat Bhawan to Rashtrapati Bhavan”, Modi added. He noted that in the recent Panchayat election 17 thousand women got elected to Panchayat bodies. This is a sign of a big change, he said.
The Prime Minister recalled the contribution of women in the freedom struggle and security of the nation. He lauded the role of women and SHGs in the recent Har Ghar Tiranga campaign and their efforts during the corona period. He said over time ‘Self Help Groups’ turn into ‘Nation help Groups’. The Prime Minister remarked that the success of any sector is directly linked with the increase in the representation of women. A fine example of this model is the success of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, a women-led initiative. Similarly, 7 crore households have got piped water connections in India during the last three years and out of which 40 lakh families are from Madhya Pradesh. The Prime Minister credited the women of India for this success.
The Prime Minister highlighted that in the last 8 years, the government has taken numerous steps to empower the Self Help Groups. “Today more than 8 crore sisters across the country are associated with this campaign. Our goal is that at least one sister from every rural family should join this campaign”, Shri Modi remarked.
Throwing light on the ‘One District, One Product’ initiative, the Prime Minister said that it is an effort to take the local products from every district to the big markets. Shri Modi said that the government is working continuously to create new possibilities for women entrepreneurs in the village economy. He informed that SHGs have sold products worth 500 crores in the markets created especially for their products. The benefits of PM Van Dhan Yojna and PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana are also reaching women. He also informed about ‘Saras’ space for the product of SHG on the GeM portal.
Governor of Madhya Pradesh Mangubhai Patel, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Union Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Dr Virendra Kumar, and Union Ministers of State Faggan Singh Kulaste and Prahlad Patel were those present on the occasion.
