Agartala, February 12 The Tripura Rural Livelihood Mission (TRLM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kolkata, on Thursday, to help create more women entrepreneurs who earn millions and crores of rupees.
The initiative aims to support and expand over 150 women-led businesses in the manufacturing and service sectors by strengthening business models, improving access to credit, enhancing branding and marketing, and creating local employment, according to a social media post by the TRLM.
"A historic MoU for Tripura TRLM!! A project worth Rs 10.60 crore will be implemented over a three-year period by the TRLM, with the help of IIM Kolkata, to create 'millionaire and crorepati didis'," the TRLM wrote on its Facebook page.
The project will create a replicable model for the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) states, paving the way for sustainable, women-driven economic growth.
Currently, over five lakh households (individuals) are engaged in 54,263 Self Help Groups (SHGs), and approximately 1,08,000 women have already become 'lakhpati didis' in the northeastern state.
