The Tripura government has set a target of making 90,000 more women ‘lakhpatis’ with the help of Selಞf Help Groups (SHGs) by December 2024, Chief Minister🐬 Manik Saha said on Tuesday.
At present, the small northeaste⛦rn state has 84,424 women who have become ‘lakhpatis’ via 51,254 SHGs in ไthe state, he said.
🌞"Our SHGs are doing excellent work in boosting the rural economy in association with credit linkage from various banks. So far, the banks have pumped in Rs 495.21 crore as community investment and Rs 40.65 crore as revolvin🐓g funds to the SHGs," Saha said at a credit linkage and financial literacy programme.
The entire SHG ecosystem has transformed the rural economy under the guidance of Tripura Rural Liveไlihood Mission (TRLM) formed with an aim for social and economic emp🌃owerment of the rural poor and women of the state, the chief minister said.
"A target has been set to make 90,000 more women as lakhpati women by Deꦜcember 2024 through SHG activities. We must appreciate the banks for helping the SHGs to boost the rural economy," he said.
Praising the role of TRLM and banks for transforming SHGs as game change🐲rs for the rural economy, the chief minister said 6,000🌳 women will be given credit linkage for running piggery in three districts -- West, Sepahijala and Dhalai -- during 2023-24.
Another 2000 women will be linked with bank credit for engaging in broiler poultry platfor🦄ms in Gomati, South and⛎ Dhalai districts.
-With PTI Input
