Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday set a target of making six crore women ‘Lakhpati Didis’, saying this would bring a major transformation in the rural economy through the strength of women.
Addressing the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort on India's 80th Independence Day, Modi said the government has already surpassed its target of making three crore women 'Lakhpati Didis'.
The Lakhpati Didi initiative is a flagship Indian government programme under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM).
It aims to empower women in Self-Help Groups to achieve a sustainable annual household income of ₹1 lakh or more
"We have surpassed the target we had set of making three crore sisters 'Lakhpati Didis'.
