Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Big "Lakhpati Didi" Announcement In Interim Budget
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today enhanced the target of 'Lakhpati Didi' scheme from two crore to three crore, a step aimed at empowering women in the rural areas. The Finance Minister, in her last budget speech before the general elections, said. "83 lakh SHGs (self-help groups) with nine crore women are transforming the rural socio-economic landscape with empowerment and self-reliance,"
