Empowered Committee Reviews Proposals to Accelerate Growth of Women-led Rural Enterprises

The Empowered Committee of the Ministry of Rural Development reviewed proposals under the Non-Farm Livelihoods component of DAY-NRLM to accelerate the growth of women-led rural enterprises. The meeting considered four new incubator proposals from Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, and Gujarat, partnering with IIT Patna, IIM Jammu, IIM Lucknow, and IIT Gandhinagar respectively, to support over 600 high-potential enterprises. Additionally, proposals for expanding the Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme in West Bengal and Goa were evaluated. These initiatives aim to contribute to the national goal of creating 6 crore Lakhpati Didis by facilitating the graduation of small-scale SHG enterprises into higher-order, growth-oriented businesses.