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Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Business
- Hindustan Times
‘Over 17L women become Lakhpati Didis in Uttar Pradesh'
The first meeting of the state-level coordination committee (SLCC), constituted under the Lakhpati Didi programme, was held under the chairmanship of chief secretary Manoj Kumar Singh on Monday. Praising the efforts of the programme in empowering women and making them financially self-reliant, he called for expanding the 'Didi ki Rasoi' initiative and 'Prerna Canteens' not only in schools but also in industrial areas. He also emphasised better coordination among departments to enhance the impact of the programme. Mission director of Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihood Mission (UPSRLM), Deepa Ranjan, presented key achievements during the meeting. She informed that as many as 17.09 lakh women had become Lakhpati Didis so far. Revolving funds have been provided to 7.17 lakh self-help groups (SHGs), while 5.74 lakh SHGs have received community investment funds. Additionally, bank loans have been extended to 7.26 lakh SHGs. Key interventions include, 49,800 women linked to integrated farming clusters (IFCs),5,000 involved in beekeeping, 2,500 in sericulture, and 2,000 in fish farming, 20,000 women selected under the One Lakh Women Entrepreneurs (DA) initiative, 30,100 Vidyut Sakhis and 39,779 BC Sakhis onboarded, 30,561 small entrepreneurs nurtured under the SHG-based village entrepreneurship programme (SVEP), 20,000 women connected to Prerna Ojas solar-based initiatives,2.64 lakh women benefited through 5 dairy producer companies and 1.80 lakh women linked to Producer Groups (PGs) and 23,509 to farmer producer organisations (FPOs) Additionally, 1.25 lakh women are benefiting from Take Home Ration (THR) plants, and 8,929 SHG Didis have been linked to micro food processing enterprises under the PM-FME scheme. The state aims to raise the annual household income of 28.92 lakh SHG members to over ₹1 lakh by the financial year 2026-27.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Over 17L get status of ‘lakhpati didis'
Lucknow: In Uttar Pradesh , 17.09 lakh women were declared 'Lakhpati Didis' under a Central govt programme. The data was released at the first meeting of the state-level coordination committee of the Lakhpati Didi programme on Monday chaired by chief secretary Manoj Kumar Singh. UPSRLM mission director Deepa Ranjan said that revolving funds were provided to 7.17 lakh self-help groups and community investment funds were given to 5.74 lakh SHGs. Bank loans were made available to 7.26 lakh SHGs. She added that 49,800 didis are being connected to the integrated farming cluster while 5,000 didis are being linked to beekeeping, 2,500 to sericulture and 2,000 to fish farming. Another 20,000 didis were selected for the one lakh women entrepreneurs initiative. She also revealed that 30,100 electricity sakhis and 39,779 banking correspondent sakhis were onboarded. Under the SHG entrepreneurship development programme, 30,561 small entrepreneurs were developed. Additionally, 20,000 didis were linked to Prerna Ojas. Another 2.64 lakh didis benefitted through five dairy producer companies. A total of 1,80,288 didis were connected to producer groups and 23,509 didis to farmer producer organizations. The official added that 1.25 lakh are benefitting through the take home ration plant. Another 8,929 didis were connected to PM's Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME).
Time of India
6 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
SRLM project plans to collect milk from all UP villages
Lucknow: The state rural livelihood mission (SRLM) under the rural development department has initiated the process of drawing up a blueprint for a project envisaging the collection of milk from all villages across 75 districts of UP under a coordinated market system. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The project envisions the replication of Balinee Milk Producer Company, a successful venture that started in the Bundelkhand region in 2019 under the Companies Act, 2013. Headquartered in Jhansi, the 'Milk Value Chain' project has been collecting milk from farmers, essentially women, in the Bundelkhand region. The project aims to safeguard the interest of member producers (exclusively women) by providing year-round access to organised markets in a fair and transparent manner, timely payment, capacity building and providing livestock support services to increase milk productivity, aiming for the social and economic empowerment of women dairy farmers, said officials. Just like Balinee, the Samarth Milk Producer Company is collecting milk in Rae Bareli, Sultanpur, Pratapgarh, Ayodhya, Kanpur Nagar and Amethi districts. Similarly, Kashi Milk Producer Company is collecting milk in Ballia, Mirzapur, Sonbhadra, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi and Sant Ravidas Nagar. The Baba Gorakhnath Kripa Milk Producer Company is collecting milk in Gorakhpur, Maharajganj, Kushinagar and Deoria. Srijani Milk Producer Company is collecting milk in Bareilly, Pilibhit, Sitapur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Shahjahanpur and Rampur through women groups. SRLM sources said that around 2.64 lakh women milk farmers have been linked under the project in 4,961 villages across 31 districts of the state. SRLM mission director, Deepa Ranjan said that the remaining districts would soon be covered under the project. She said that around 30,000 women of the groups reached the category of 'lakhpati didi' through producer companies. "These women farmers are collecting 7.1 lakh lt of milk daily, which the companies are selling in the market. This organised system has not only increased the income of women, but they are also ensuring a fair price," she said. Sources said that the project will focus on setting up basic infrastructure such as bulk milk coolers (BMCs), testing equipment and reliable transport networks to prevent spoilage and ensure timely delivery.
