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JeevikaDidi Training Centre to empower rural women, advance India’s inclusive growth

Newsmantra — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 05:06:58 +0000

The Centre, developed in partnership with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), and its five Sector Skill Councils (SSCs), and NIFT Patna, aims to uplift women-led Self-Help Groups (SHGs) by providing them with key skills, tools and resources to thrive as successful entrepreneurs in the apparel and textile sectors.

The centre’s training programmes will cover five key sectors: apparel, textiles, gems and jewelry, handicrafts, and management. By partnering with five Sector Skill Councils (SSCs), the Centre will offer domain-specific training that addresses the growing demands of these industries.

According to Ved Mani Tiwari, COO (Officiating CEO), NSDC and MD, NSDC International, “The JeevikaDidi Training Centre marks a significant milestone in empowering rural women and advancing India’s vision of inclusive growth.

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Aim is to create 2 crore Lakhpati Didis; Women’s SHGs to power Drone Ki Udaan: Prime Minister

Newsmantra — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 04:56:16 +0000

Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 77th Independence Day today, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has said that the Government is working with Women’s Self Help Groups (SHGs) with the aim of creating 2 crore ‘Lakhpati Didis’ in villages. The PM observed that 10 crore women are today associated with Women’s Self-Help Groups. “In villages today, one can find a Didi in the Bank, in the Anganwaadi and a Didi to provide medicines.”

The Prime Minister spoke about agri-tech and made a pitch for leveraging the potential of science and technology in rural development. The PM said that 15,000 Women’s Self-Help Groups would be given loan and training for operating and repairing drones. “Drone ki Udaan” will be carried out by these Women’s Self-Help Groups, said the PM.

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