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TALLER THAN THE QUTUB DEENDAYAL ANTYODAYA NATIONAL RURAL
LIVELIHOOD MISSION AND STARTUP
MINAR; WORLD’S TALLEST VILLAGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM
PROVING HELPFUL FOR SELF-RELIANT
RAILWAY BRIDGE COMING eendayal Antyodaya National Rural Livelihood
UP IN MANIPUR DMission and Startup Village Entrepreneurship
Program were started to address economic
disparity. Since the start of Deendayal Antyodaya
National Rural Livelihoods Mission, 8.04 crore
women have been added to 73.5 lakh self-
help groups. Since the beginning of Deendayal
Antyodaya National Rural Livelihoods Mission,
more than 1 lakh 78 thousand rural industries
have been assisted through the Startup Village
Entrepreneurship Program launched in 2016.
According to the data till November 30, banks
fter independence, many states of India, have given loans up to Rs 62,848 crore to 27.38
Aespecially the north-eastern states, lakh self-help groups, in the current financial year.
were left behind in the race of development. The overdraft facility has been added now in this
Difficult hilly terrains and other topographical mission for women self-help groups.
situations in the region needed a strong
infrastructure to bring them in the mainstream KHADI GOES GLOBAL AGAIN, US FASHION
of development. The scene has however BRAND ‘PATAGONIA’ CHOOSES KHADI
changed since 2014 as new infra projects are DENIM FOR ITS APPARELS
coming up in these states. The reason for this
is the commitment of Prime Minister Narendra
Modi, who considers the Northeast as the
engine of India's development. Construction
of the world's tallest bridge pier in Manipur is
just another expansion of the commitment of
the government for boosting infrastructure in
the North east India.The ambitious project in s a fashion brand, India’s Khadi is becoming
Manipur is part of the 111 km long Jiribam- Athe choice of people across the globe. Prime
Imphal railway line to connect the capital Minister Narendra Modi himself narrated the story
of Manipur with the broad-gauge network of India's Khadi becoming 'Ohaka Khadi' brand in
of the country. The bridge is being made Mexico.US-based world’s leading fashion brand,
earthquake resistant. It can easily withstand Patagonia, is now using handcrafted Khadi Denim
the tremors of an earthquake measuring 8.5 fabric for making Denim apparels. Patagonia,
on the Richter scale. With the completion of through textile major Arvind Mills, has purchased
the project, the 111 km of distance will be nearly 30,000 meters of Khadi Denim Fabric worth
covered in 2.5 hours. Presently, the distance Rs 1.08 crore from Gujarat.The purchase of Khadi
between Jiribam-Imphal (NH-37) is 220 km, Denim by Patagonia has created additional 1.80
which takes about 10-12 hours of travelling. lakh man hours, i.e. 27,720-man days of work for
After the construction, the bridge crossing Khadi artisans. Patagonia has procured this Khadi
Denim Fabric from Gujarat through India's leading
Noney valley will become the world's highest textile mill, Arvind Mills. In July 2017 Khadi and
pier bridge. The bridge will be completed by Village Industries Commission (KVIC) signed an
December 2023. agreement with Arvind mills Limited, Ahmadabad,
to trade Khadi Denim products around the world.
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