On August 12, Thursday, PM Narendra Modi will participate in Atmanirbhar Narishakti see Samvad’ and interact with women Self Help Group (SHG) members/community resource persons via video conferencing. The video conference event will begin at 12:30 PM.

The women Self Help Group (SHG) members/community resource persons that are promoted under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) will get a chance to interact with PM.

In the event, Prime Minister will also release capitalization support funds of Rs. 1625 Crore to over 4 lakh SHGs. In addition, he will release Rs. 25 crores as seed money for 7500 SHG members under the PMFME (PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises) Scheme of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries and Rs. 4.13 crore as funds to 75 FPOs (Farmer Producer Organizations) being promoted under the Mission.

Union Ministers Giriraj Singh, Pashupati Kumar Paras, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Faggan Singh Kulaste, Kapil Moreshwar Patil, and Prahlad Singh Patel will also be present during the virtual event. 

About DAY-NRLM

Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission aims at mobilizing rural poor households into SHGs in a phased manner and provide them long-term support to diversify their livelihoods, improve their incomes and quality of life.