New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Prayagraj on Tuesday and participate in a unique program with the presence of over two lakh women. His office gave this information. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) informed that this program is being organized in line with Prime Minister Modi’s vision to empower women, especially at the grassroots level, by providing them with the necessary skills, incentives and resources.
The PMO said that it will transfer an amount of Rs 1000 crore to the accounts of Self Help Groups (SHGs) which will benefit about 16 lakh women members. He informed that this transfer will be done under Deendayal Upadhyaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY), in which 80,000 SHGs will receive a Community Investment Fund (CIF) of Rs 1.10 lakh per SHG and 60,000 SHGs will receive a cyclical (CIF) of Rs 15,000 per SHG. revolving) fund.
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The PMO informed that to encourage business agent-sakhis (BC-Sakhis), the Prime Minister will also transfer an amount of Rs 4,000 as first month’s stipend to the account of 20,000 of them. When the BC-Sakhis start their work as a provider of financial services at the grassroots level, they are given a stipend of Rs 4,000 for six months to become stable in their work and then pay commission on the transactions. Start earning through
During the programme, Modi will transfer a total amount of over Rs 20 crore to over one lakh beneficiaries under the ‘Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana’. This scheme provides conditional cash transfer to a girl child at different stages of her life. The total transfer is Rs 15,000 per beneficiary. He will also lay the foundation stone of 202 Supplementary Nutrition Manufacturing Units. These units are being funded by SHGs and will be constructed at a cost of around Rs one crore for one unit. (agency)