All section Close
'Ensure Women Participation In Economy': PM Modi Calls For Startup Push In Rural Areas
Writer: Devyani Madaik
A media enthusiast, Devyani believes in learning on the job and there is nothing off limits when it comes to work. Writing is her passion and she is always ready for a debate as well.
India, 25 Feb 2022 6:04 AM GMT
Editor : Shiva Chaudhary |
A post-graduate in Journalism and Mass Communication with relevant skills, specialising in content editing & writing. I believe in the precise dissemination of information based on facts to the public.
Creatives : Devyani Madaik
A media enthusiast, Devyani believes in learning on the job and there is nothing off limits when it comes to work. Writing is her passion and she is always ready for a debate as well.
Modi called for establishing as many Startups as possible in the rural areas and focusing on increasing the outcome more than the output. He also stressed increasing women's engagement through Self Help Groups.
Women are the pillars of the rural economy and have a significant role in India's development, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, February 23. Speaking on their participation and contribution, the PM said that their financial inclusion had ensured the greater involvement of women in economic decisions.
Modi addressed a webinar on the Union Budget 2022 themed - 'Leaving No Citizen Behind'.
StartUps For Rural India
To increase women's participation, Modi called for establishing as many startups as possible in the rural areas and focusing on increasing the outcome more than the output.
Need For Extending SHGs
Modi also stressed increasing women's engagement through Self Help Groups (SHGs). The PM said the concept of 'Leaving No Citizen Behind' could be raised only this way.
He emphasised the expansion of SHGs further, increasing women's participation.
"Women's power is a major pillar of the rural economy. Financial inclusion has ensured greater participation of women in economic decisions in households, and this participation of women through SHGs needs to be expanded further," ANI quoted the PM.
Aspirational District Programme
NITI Aayog's Aspirational District Programme' has also produced significant results, the minister noted.
"Our government started the 'Aspirational District Programme' and is producing brilliant results. Several districts compete amongst each other, some even challenging the national averages on several parameters. Can a similar quarterly competition take place at the village level?", he added.
Launched by the PM in January 2018, the programme aims at transforming 112 most under-developed districts across the country.
Also Read: India Towards 5th Generation: IIT Hyderabad Develops First Indigenous 5G Broadband Technology
Must Reads
We are an independent and public-spirited digital media platform for Indian millennials. We report news and issues that matter as well as give you the opportunity to take action.
