The Government of India is running many great schemes to empower women in the country at the economic and social levels. In this episode, today we are going to tell you about a very special scheme of the government. The name of this scheme of the government is Lakhpati Didi Yojana. This scheme is being operated especially for women. You must have heard the mention of Lakhpati Didi Yojana many times in the speeches of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Apart from this, Nirmala Sitharaman also mentioned this scheme while presenting the interim budget. During this, she had said that under the scheme, the government has set a target of making 3 crore women Lakhpati Didi. In this episode, let us know about Lakhpati Didi Yojana in detail -
This scheme is a skill training program for women. Under the scheme, women are made capable of earning money by giving them skill training. The scheme strengthens women at the economic level and motivates them to move forward in the direction of self-employment.
Under the Lakhpati Didi scheme, women are given loans ranging from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. Women do not have to pay any interest on this loan. That is, women can take interest-free loans to start their businesses under this scheme.
To take advantage of the scheme, women have to join a self-help group. If you want to take a loan to start your business, then for this you have to go to the regional self-help group office and submit your necessary documents and business plan.
After this, your application will be verified and approved. To apply for Lakhpati Didi Yojana, you must have some documents, or else your application can be canceled. It will require documents like an Aadhar card, PAN card, income proof, bank passbook, passport-size photo, mobile number, etc.
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