SHE-LEAPS: Driving digital empowerment and enterprise growth for rural women

July 1, 2026 3:26 PM

SHE-LEAPS: Driving digital empowerment and enterprise growth for rural women

India's efforts to strengthen women-led rural entrepreneurship have entered a new phase with the launch of SHE-LEAPS, a digital platform designed to support Self-Help Group (SHG) women in building sustainable enterprises, enhancing financial inclusion and accelerating the vision of a digitally empowered rural economy. Developed by the Digital India Corporation and implemented under the LokOS platform, SHE-LEAPS seeks to transform rural livelihoods by providing a unified digital ecosystem for ent...

Lalan Singh highlights sevenfold rise in fund devolution to PRIs, digital push on Panchayati Raj Diwas

April 25, 2025 12:30 PM

Lalan Singh highlights sevenfold rise in fund devolution to PRIs, digital push on Panchayati Raj Diwas

Union Minister of Panchayati Raj, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, also known as Lalan Singh, on Thursday praised the significant transformation in local self-governance under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership. Speaking at the National Panchayati Raj Day celebration at Lohna Uttar Gram Panchayat in Bihar’s Madhubani district, Singh highlighted major strides made in empowering Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). He said that fund devolution to PRIs has increased nearly sevenfold over the past de...