PM reviews progress on schemes based on the announcements in his Independence Day speech

Special focus on Women: Schemes ranging from making 2 crore Lakhpati Didis to empowering 15,000 Women SHGs with drones discussed

Scheme also in works to rapidly expand coverage of Jan Aushadhi stores from 10,000 to 25,000

By PIB Delhi

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired a high-level review meeting to discuss the progress made on schemes to be implemented based on his Independence Day speech.

Prime Minister had spoken about making 2 crore Lakhpati didis, i.e. making 2 crore women engaged in SHGs or Anganwadis Lakhpatis. He took stock of the various livelihood interventions planned to achieve this target.

In his Independence Day speech, the Prime Minister spoke about equipping 15,000 women Self Help Groups with drones for agriculture and related purposes. The PM was given an overview of the plans to implement this, ranging from training of Women SHGs to monitoring of activity. 

Prime Minister had also spoken about taking the number of Jan Aushadhi Stores in India to 25,000 from 10,000 currently to increase the reach of affordable medicines. PM reviewed the implementation strategy for this expansion.