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Haryana Development and Panchayat Minister Devender Singh Babli said that under the guidance of Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi and the Chief Minister of the state Sh. Manohar Lal, the state government has taken important steps from time to time for women's empowerment and self-reliance. Under the 'Lakhpati Didi' scheme, skill training will be provided to women across the country to make self-help groups self-sufficient so that they can earn more than one lakh rupees per year. Development and Panchayat Minister Sh. Devender Singh Babli today participated as the Chief Guest in the 'Lakhpati Didi' programme organised in village Parta of Tohana block of Fatehabad district.

The live broadcast of the programme by Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi from West Bengal and Chief Minister Sh. Manohar Lal from Karnal was shown on a big screen. In the program, Drone Didi Seema Rani flew a drone and gave detailed information on how it can be used. Sh. Devender Singh Babli distributed cheques worth Rs. 4 crore 64 lakh of CCL and Rs. 37 lakh of CCF to the women of self-help groups.

Devender Singh Babli said that the 'Lakhpati Didi' initiative programme was recently launched by the Government of India under the National Rural Livelihood Mission. Under this program, such women of self-help groups are to be identified who have increased the annual income of their family to one lakh rupees or more by starting various businesses after joining self-help groups.
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