Uttar Pradesh

• 22 Dec 2021

PM Transfers Rs1,000 crore to accounts of 1.60 lakh Women Self-Help Groups

Why in News

• On December 22, 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing over two lakh women representatives of self-help groups at Parade Ground near Sangam in Prayagraj, transferred Rs 1,000 crore to the accounts of 1.60 lakh women self-help groups.

Key Points

• On this occasion, the Prime Minister also laid the foundation of 202 'Take Home Ration Plants' in 43 districts in the 'Matri Shakti Mahakumbh' in Prayagraj. Along with this, he transferred Rs 20 crore to the accounts of 1.01 lakh new beneficiaries of 'Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana'.
• Throwing light on the 'Pushtahar Plant Project' in different blocks, he said that this would benefit women self-help groups as well as local farmers, who would supply them with raw materials. He said that more than 16 lakh women would be directly benefited by this ambitious project and nutritious food would be provided to the needy.