The Maharashtra government won’t stop the Ladki Bahin scheme and is committed to creating one crore ‘Lakhpati Didis’, who will earn over ₹1 lakh every year, said Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday while launching the State-wide Mukhyamantri Samruddha Panchayat Raj Abhiyan at Kingaon in Phulambri taluka in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district on the occasion of Marathwada Liberation Day.
Under the government’s flagship Ladki Bahin scheme, eligible women beneficiaries receive monthly assistance of ₹1,500. Mr. Fadnavis emphasised that the government aims to go beyond this financial assistance and make women self-employed. “Women, our beloved sisters, won’t subsist on only ₹1,500 but will be self-employed. We aim to create one crore ‘Lakhpati Didis’,” he said.
To achieve this goal, the government will develop women-led credit societies in villages, which will create employment opportunities. Additionally, women will be provided with an interest-free loan of ₹1 lakh, he said.
The State government aims to reach every village with Central and State schemes through the campaign.
‘40,000 model villages’
