Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister, said on Wednesday that financial independence was a dependable approach to empower women.
Speaking at MSME department’s programme ‘Nirbhaya ek pahal’, the CM said: “Security, respect and self-reliance are intertwined with each other. If there is an environment of security, then every person can lead his or her life with dignity. Financial independence is a social security that empowers women. It is for this that the state has been working to create an enabling environment for women entrepreneurs and skilled artisans.”
The CM also launched a special training programme to provide entrepreneurship skills to 75,000 women from 75 districts. In the department's threeday "Skill capacity development" training campaign, the CM offered toolkits to help women gain business acumen.
“With this, in the three months, these women will be provided loans, benefits of schemes, including Pradhanmantri Mudra Yojana of the Centre and the state government,” the CM said, adding: “After the training, these women would also be provided loans on easy instalments from banks for setting up enterprises, so that their financial needs could be met.”
He spoke extensively about the Vikas Utsav programme, which has established a dedicated helpline number for women entrepreneurs, 1800-212-6844. It also has a website (https://msmemissionshakti.in/) and a mobile app to give a one-stop shop for any entrepreneurship-related questions.
