PM Modi's announcement: Self-help groups will now get loans up to Rs 20 lakh, earlier the limit was 10 lakh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took part in the program 'Atmanirbhar Nari-Shakti Se Samvad' on Thursday through video conferencing. In this program, Prime Minister Modi also interacted with women members of self-help groups and women associated with Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihood Mission. After the conversation was over, he delivered his address. He said that how our sisters served the countrymen through self-help groups during the Corona period is unprecedented. Be it making masks and sanitizers, providing food to the needy, awareness work, the contribution of your Sakhi groups has been incomparable in every way.

Connecting women to the banking system: PM Modi

PM Modi said that earlier most women used to keep money in the kitchen box, but when our government came, we saw that crores of sisters of the country were such who did not even have a bank account, who were far away from the banking system. That's why we first started a huge campaign to open Jan Dhan accounts. PM Modi said that there are more than 42 crores of Jan Dhan bank accounts, of which 55 percent are with women. There are thousands of crores in these accounts. We not only opened bank accounts but also made loans easier.

Self-help groups will now get loans up to Rs 20 lakh: PM Modi

PM Modi said that they will now get a loan of up to Rs 20 lakh to motivate the Self Help Groups more. Earlier its limit was only up to Rs 10 lakh.

An amount of 1600 crores has been sent for women entrepreneurs: PM

PM Modi said that more than Rs 1,600 crore has been sent to lakhs of such groups of sisters, be it enterprises related to food processing, women farmer producers union, or other self-help groups. The PM said that this is the time of 75 years of independence to set new goals and move forward with new energy. The government is constantly creating that environment, those conditions from where all of you sisters can connect our villages with prosperity and prosperity.

The special contribution of tribal women in the field of toys

PM Modi said that the government is also encouraging toys made in India a lot, it is also giving all possible help for this. Especially the sisters of our tribal areas are traditionally associated with it. There is also a lot of potential for Self Help Groups in this.

Dual role of Self Help Groups for single-use plastic emancipation

PM Modi said that today the campaign is going on to make the country free from single-use plastic. Self-help groups have a dual role in this. You also have to raise awareness about single-use plastic and work for its alternative.

In the last 6-7 years, the participation of three times sisters in self-help groups has been ensured.

The PM said that today there are about 70 lakh self-help groups across the country, to which about 8 crore sisters are connected. During the last 6-7 years the participation of three times sisters in Self Help Groups has been ensured.

In the changing India, opportunities are increasing for sisters and daughters to move forward.

PM Modi said that in today's changing India, opportunities are increasing for the sisters and daughters of the country to move forward. All the sisters are being connected with facilities like a house, toilet, electricity, water, etc. The government is also working with full sensitivity on the education, health, nutrition, vaccination, and other needs of sisters and daughters.