In the recently released budget by the government, major changes were made in the Lakhpati Didi scheme. The government has now set a target of making 15 lakh Lakhpati Didis. For complete information about Lakhpati Didi Yojana Change and this scheme, read this article till the end.
Lakhpati Didi Scheme
Lakhpati Didi Yojana is a public welfare scheme launched by the Central Government in 2024 to make women self-reliant. Through this scheme, the government is providing an interest-free loan of Rs 5,00,000/- to women for employment-oriented training and self-employment establishment. No interest is charged on the loan given under the scheme. This is a unique scheme to make women self-reliant and connect them with the mainstream of society'
Lakhpati Didi Yojana 2024 Rajasthan Change
Recently, the budget 2024-25 has been released by the Rajasthan government in which major changes have been made in the government schemes running in various sectors. In the Lakhpati Didi scheme, the Rajasthan government has now set a target of making 15 lakh Lakhpati Didi schemes in the state by 2025. Earlier the state had set a target of 5 lakh for this scheme but now it has been increased to 15 lakh.
Who is Lakhpati Didi?
According to the Lakhpati Didi scheme issued by the government, Lakhpati Didi means a woman whose annual income is at least Rs 1,00,000/- and monthly income is around 10 thousand rupees. This woman should not be dependent on any other member of the family to fulfill her personal needs. Lakhpati Didi does not only mean financial independence of the woman but this woman should also be an active participant in the construction of society and the state.
Benefits of the scheme
The benefit of Lakhpati Didi Yojana is given to women associated with Self Help Group (SHG) . The government is providing proper training to these women in various fields to get employment. No fee is charged from the beneficiary woman for this training.
training provided under the scheme
- Agriculture related training:- Under Lakhpati Didi Yojana, women are provided training in modern techniques of agriculture work. This is mainly beneficial for women from rural areas. Training in electronic drones is given in this. Such as flying a drone, technical information of drones, complete information on repairing it in case of breakdown, etc.
- Plumbing Work Training:- Women are taught plumbing related works such as household pipeline fitting, general light fitting, installing or repairing taps, repairing fittings etc.
- LED Bulb Manufacturing:- Women are also given training to make LED bulbs. In this, training is given to make a new bulb by joining parts of the LED bulb and tasks like repairing a damaged bulb are taught.