Center to Put Emphasis on Strengthening Women's SHGs

By: WE Staff | Saturday, 10 September 2022

Under its flagship Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission, the Center has increased efforts to include neglected poor rural women in SHGs in 34 states and union territories (UTs) (DAY-NRLM).

One of the Government of India's programmes, known as DAY or Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana, aims to assist the underprivileged by offering skill development. It takes Aajeevika's place. The Indian government has set aside 500 crore (US$63 million) for the programme. Starting in 2016, the program's goal is to annually train 0.5 million people in metropolitan areas. By 2017, it is intended to train one million people in rural areas. Additionally, there are services like SHG marketing, training facilities, vendor marketplaces, and long-term shelters for the homeless in metropolitan areas.

The program's goal is to improve Indians' skill levels in both urban and rural areas to the required level of international standards.

The goal of PM Narendra Modi is to empower women. The SHGs aid in preparing women for leadership positions, work as entrepreneurs and breadwinners, and participate in decision-making. In fact, this has the potential to strengthen the economy, particularly with support from rural areas.

Recently, a 15-day nationwide campaign was organised by the Union Rural Development Ministry to hasten the inclusion of excluded women in the programme. Each participant will bring a friend who is not a SHG member to the mobilisation event, which will be held by the women of each village.