Prime Minister Narendra Modi will give certificates and felicitate 11 lakh new Lakhpati Didis, who recently became Lakhpati (millionaire) during the third term of the NDA Government at an event in Jalgaon in Maharashtra on Sunday.

Later at 4.30 pm, on the same day i.e. on Sunday, the Prime Minister will also attend the concluding ceremony of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of the Rajasthan High Court, to be held at the High Court Campus, Jodhpur. The Prime Minister will also inaugurate the Rajasthan High Court Museum.

At the Lakhpati Didi Sammelan in Jalgaon, the Prime Minister will also interact with the beneficiaries from across the country and release a Revolving Fund of Rs 2,500 crore which will benefit about 48 lakh members of 4.3 lakh Self-Help Groups (SHG).

He will also disburse bank loan of Rs 5,000 crore which will benefit 25.8 lakh members of 2.35 lakh SHGs.

During his Independence Day speech last year, Modi had announced the ‘Lakhpati Didi’ scheme to provide skill development training in skills like plumbing, LED bulb making and operating and repairing drones to 20 million women in villages across the country.

Since the inception of the scheme, one crore women have already been made ‘Lakhpati Didis.’ The government has set a target to make 3 crore ‘Lakhpati Didis.’ “Lakhpati Didi” refers to women who are capable of earning at least 100,000 rupees annually.

To benefit from this scheme, women must be part of a self-help group. Currently, there are about 83 lakh self-help groups in the country, involving approximately 9 crore women.