women entrepreneurs

September 2, 2025 2:56 PM

PM Modi launches Jeevika Nidhi to empower rural women entrepreneurs in Bihar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday virtually launched the Bihar Rajya Jeevika Nidhi Saakh Sahkari Sangh Limited, a new cooperative initiative aimed at providing affordable credit to rural women entrepreneurs. According to an official release, Jeevika Nidhi has been designed as “an alternative financial system to reduce dependence on microfinance institutions (MFIs) and ensure the availability of larger loans at lower interest rates.” The initiative will be jointly funded by the Bihar ...

September 2, 2025 9:46 AM

PM Modi to launch Bihar Rajya Jeevika Nidhi Saakh Sahkari Sangh today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Bihar Rajya Jeevika Nidhi Saakh Sahkari Sangh Limited today at 12:30 PM via video conferencing. On the occasion, he will also transfer ₹105 crore into the institution’s bank account to mark its formal commencement. The cooperative society has been established to provide easy access to funds at affordable interest rates for women associated with Jeevika. All registered cluster-level federations of Jeevika will be members of the Society. Both the B...

August 18, 2025 3:27 PM

Udyam Sakhi Portal helping women entrepreneurs become self-reliant, over 4,500 registered so far

The Udyam Sakhi Portal, launched by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), is helping women entrepreneurs across the country start, build and expand their businesses, thereby fostering self-reliance, said Minister of State Shobha Karandlaje in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. The online platform - https://udyamsakhi.com - serves as a one-stop resource for women entrepreneurs, offering information on various financial schemes such as Prime Minister's Employment ...

February 25, 2025 7:19 PM

Over 1.77 lakh women-owned firms gain GeM advantage

Women entrepreneurs comprise 8 percent of the total seller base on the Government e-marketplace (GeM) with a cumulative 1,77,786 Udyam-verified women micro, and small enterprises (MSEs) registered on the portal, having fulfilled a cumulative order value of Rs. 46,615 crore, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday. "At the time of launch of SWAYATT, only about 6,300 women-led enterprises and almost 3400 startups were onboarded on GeM. Since then, the platform has grown manifold," sa...

December 12, 2024 10:20 PM

Over 2.2 crore women-owned MSMEs registered in last 4 years

Over the past four years, India has witnessed a remarkable surge in women-led enterprises, with more than 2.2 crore women-owned Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) registering under government initiatives. This growth stems from the revised MSME definition introduced on July 1, 2020. By November 30, 2024, a total of 2,20,73,675 women-owned MSMEs had been registered on the Udyam Registration Portal (URP) and Udyam Assist Platform (UAP). In regions like Rajasthan’s Tonk and Sawai Madho...