July 29, 2025 6:14 PM
Over 1.48 crore women become ‘Lakhpati Didis’ under poverty alleviation programme: Govt
The Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), a flagship poverty alleviation programme of the Ministry of Rural Development, has enabled over 1.48 crore rural women to become ‘Lakhpati Didis’—women earning at least Rs 1 lakh annually—till June 2025, the government informed the Lok Sabha on Monday. Launched in June 2011, DAY-NRLM aims to organise rural poor households into Self Help Groups (SHGs), provide them long-term support, and help them gradually...