Context :
Heart's in hinterland, want more lakhpati didis … Eco Times ……… 12 June 2024
Extract :
New rural development minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has promised renewed efforts towards the welfare of rural India and stressed that improving the fortune of a larger number of women in the hinterlands will be one of his priorities.
Taking charge of the rural development ministry on Tuesday, the former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh said: "India lives in its villages. Rural development remains our prime minister's priority. Many programmes are being run for that". The number of the so-called 'Lakhpati Didis', he said, has to be tripled to 30 million at the earliest. The scheme is implemented through self-help groups and aims to enable women to earn ₹1 lakh per year each through various official interventions.
"The prime minister has another dream that we want to fulfil-to have more 'Lakhpati Didis'... women empowerment is a mission of our government," he said.
Dear Shri Shivraj Singh Chauhanji
info@shivrajsinghchouhan.org /
Only 15 days ago , I sent following proposal for “ Women Empowerment “ to erstwhile Cabinet Ministers :
Ø Teach a man to fish / a woman to earn ……………………… 28 May 2024
Where I wrote :
“Already , we have as of now, some 92 lakh SHG ( Self Help Groups ) having some 10.28 crore poor women as members, under Central Govt’s “ Lakhpati Didi “ scheme
All that I have to recommend to PM Shri Modiji , is to :
Ø Include this Lakhpati Didi project in his 100 DAY ROAD-MAP
Ø Set a target to raise membership from current 10 Cr to 20 Cr , by May 2026
Ø Enable all SHG to register on ONDC , to enable buyers ( of Goods / Services produced by these SHGs ) to be able to search / find
these SHGs and place orders ( SHG to receive payments , online )
Ø Incentivize AI related Start ups to train specific SHG members in Annotating / Meta-tagging
Ø Amend IT act so that the expense incurred by Corporate in GIFTING / DONATING , tools – equipment – assets etc to any SHG , will
qualify against CSR obligation of such a corporate
Ø In addition to this, treat all SHGs as “ Charitable Organizations “. Any donation made to any SHG should qualify for deduction
under 80 G provision , without ANY LIMIT, either for SHG concerned or for the DONOR concerned. Also change the condition of
having to spend all donated income within next 12 months to “ next 24 months “
Ø For grant of loans to members of SHGs ( whether for Capital Assets or for Working Capital ), simplify procedures and raise the limits
as shown in the last column of tabulation above . Loans must get disbursed within 4 weeks of application by an SHG member – and
must be collateral free
Ø Set target for BharatNet to provide OFC internet connections to all SHG registered address, by 2027
Ø Set target for all DISCOMS ( which are currently providing electric power to SHG member homes ), to ensure installation of a 3 Kw
Roof-top Solar Installations , under SuryaGhar Yojana, to such homes by Dec 2025 ( inclusive of Net Metering connection ). The cost
to be borne by the SHG member ( over the max subsidy amount of Rs 78,000 ), should be in the form of a loan at an interest rate of
4 % and repayable over a period of 5 years ( with a grace period of ONE year )
Ø Last – and the MOST IMPORTANT reform needed to increase 3 crore Lakhpati Didis to 20 crore , and, in the process, launch
what PM Shri Modiji has envisioned as a CREATIVE ECONOMY , please implement :
A NEW ECONOMIC ORDER ? aka " Start Up Act - 2015 "……12 Sept 2015
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Dear Shri Chouhanji ,
I urge you to look up my detailed proposal in this e-mail
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
www.HemenParekh.ai / 12 June 2024
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