Hyderabad, February 21 Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Saturday that the Centre would strive to achieve the target of creating six crore 'Lakhpati Didis' under the rural livelihoods mission by 2029-30.
He said the previous target set by PM Modi to create three crore 'Lakhpati Didis' by the end of 2027 was achieved by 2025, with the contribution of the rural development ministry's team, bankers, and state governments.
Chouhan was speaking during the Central Level Coordination Committee (CLCC) Meeting and the National Launch event under DAY-NRLM (Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission) here.
Explaining the term, he said 'Lakhpati Didi' refers to a woman whose annual net income is one lakh rupees or more.
As of now, 3.01 crore women have achieved this milestone.
Addressing reporters, he said, "Now, the Prime Minister has revised the target. We now need to create six crore 'Lakhpati Didis'. Ten crore sisters have joined us in Self Help Groups (SHGs). The target is to create six crore 'Lakhpati Didis'. We have prepared a roadmap for this."
He noted that it was relatively easier to achieve the target of three crore 'Lakhpati Didis' because the income of many women was between Rs 50,000 and Rs 60,000.
However, increasing the income of women with lower earnings would require greater effort.
"We will try to achieve this target by 2029-30. It is more challenging than in the past," he added.
Chouhan said the government would launch a special drive to enroll women who are not yet part of the SHGs into the Groups.
