To realize the dream of a prosperous and empowered India, women and men need to come forward together. The country's economy will grow rapidly only with the equal contribution of women and men. Keeping this in mind, the government 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 the government's Lakhpati Didi Yojana, which has been started especially for women.
Through the Lakhpati Didi scheme, the government wants to move the women of the country forward in the direction of self-employment. This is a special kind of skill training program being run for women. Under the scheme, the government wants to make 3 crore women of the country lakhpatis. In this episode, let us know about this scheme in detail -
The government is giving a loan of Rs 5 lakh to women under the Lakhpati Didi scheme. Women do not have to pay interest on this loan. The loan available under the Lakhpati Didi scheme is interest-free.
Women between the ages of 18 and 50 can apply for this government scheme. Apart from this, women in whose families someone is doing a government job do not get the benefit of this scheme.
To avail of the benefits of the Lakhpati Didi scheme, you have to join a self-help group. After joining the self-help group, the woman has to go to the regional self-help group office and submit the necessary documents and her business plan.
If you want to avail the benefits of the Lakhpati Didi scheme, then you must have documents like an Aadhar card, PAN card, income proof, bank passbook, passport-size photo, mobile number, etc. If you do not have these documents, then your application can be canceled.
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