Context :
Heart's
in hinterland, want more lakhpati didis … Eco Times ……… 12 June 2024
Extract :
New rural development minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has promised renewed efforts towards the welfare of
rural India and stressed that improving the fortune of
a larger number of women in the hinterlands will be one of his priorities.
Taking charge of the
rural development ministry on Tuesday, the former chief minister of Madhya
Pradesh said: "India lives in its villages. Rural development remains our
prime minister's priority. Many programmes are being run for that". The
number of the so-called 'Lakhpati Didis', he said, has to be tripled to 30 million at the earliest.
The scheme is implemented through self-help groups and aims to enable women to earn ₹1 lakh per
year each through
various official interventions.
"The prime minister has another dream that we
want to fulfil-to have more 'Lakhpati Didis'... women empowerment is a mission of our government," he said.
Dear Shri Shivraj Singh Chauhanji
info@shivrajsinghchouhan.org / chauhansr@sansad.nic.in
Only 15 days ago , I sent
following proposal for “ Women Empowerment “ to erstwhile Cabinet Ministers :
Ø Teach
a man to fish / a woman to earn ………………………
28 May 2024
Where I wrote :
“Already , we have as of now, some 92 lakh SHG ( Self Help Groups ) having
some 10.28 crore poor women as members, under Central Govt’s “ Lakhpati
Didi “ scheme
All that I have to
recommend to PM Shri Modiji , is to :
Ø Include
this Lakhpati Didi project in his 100
DAY ROAD-MAP
Ø Set
a target to raise membership from current 10
Cr to 20 Cr , by May 2026
Ø Enable all SHG to register on ONDC , to enable buyers ( of Goods / Services
produced by these SHGs ) to be able to search / find these SHGs and place
orders ( SHG
to receive payments , online )
Ø Incentivize AI related Start ups to train specific SHG members in Annotating /
Meta-tagging
Ø Amend IT act so that the expense incurred by Corporate in GIFTING /
DONATING , tools – equipment – assets etc to any SHG , will qualify
against CSR obligation of
such a corporate
Ø In addition to this, treat all SHGs as “ Charitable Organizations “. Any donation
made to any SHG should qualify for deduction under 80 G provision , without
ANY LIMIT, either for SHG concerned or for the DONOR concerned. Also change
the condition of having to spend all donated income within next 12 months to
“ next
24 months “
Ø For grant of loans to members of SHGs ( whether for Capital Assets or for
Working Capital ), simplify procedures and raise the limits as shown in the last
column of tabulation above . Loans must get disbursed within 4 weeks of
application by an SHG member – and must be collateral free
Ø Set target for BharatNet to provide OFC internet connections to all SHG
registered address, by 2027
Ø Set target for all DISCOMS ( which are currently providing electric power to
SHG member homes ), to ensure installation of a 3 Kw Roof-top
Solar Installations , under SuryaGhar Yojana, to such homes by Dec 2025 (
inclusive of Net Metering connection ). The cost to be borne by the SHG
member ( over the max subsidy amount of Rs 78,000 ), should be in the form of
a loan at an interest rate of 4 % and repayable over a period of 5 years ( with a
grace period of ONE year )
Ø Last
– and the MOST IMPORTANT reform
needed to increase 3 crore Lakhpati
Didis to 20 crore , and, in the process, launch what PM Shri Modiji has
envisioned as a CREATIVE ECONOMY , please implement :
A NEW ECONOMIC ORDER ? aka " Start Up Act - 2015 "……12 Sept 2015
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Dear Shri Chouhanji ,
I urge you to look up my detailed proposal in this e-mail
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
www.HemenParekh.ai / 12
June 2024