 "PM Modi to visit Maharashtra today to felicitate new 1.1 mn Lakhpati Didis")
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Jalgaon in Maharashtra on Sunday to felicitate 1.1 million new 'Lakhpati Didis' who achieved the mark during the third term of his government.
An official statement on Saturday said Modi would also release a revolving fund of Rs 2,500 crore that would benefit about 48 lakh members of 4.3 lakh self-help groups (SHGs).
He will disburse bank loans of Rs 5,000 crore, which will benefit 2.58 miliion members of 2.35 lakh SHGs, it added.
Since the inception of the scheme for making 'Lakhpati Didis' a woman member of a self-help group earning Rs 1 lakh annually one crore women have already joined the rank.
The government has set a target to make 30 million 'Lakhpati Didis'.
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