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Today, more than 8 crore sisters across the country
have joined this campaign. This means that 8 crore
families are involved in this project. Our goal is that

at least one woman, be it a sister, be it a daughter,
be it a mother from every rural family, should be

associated with this campaign.
-Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

Jan Dhan bank accounts are now a major source of
THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE empowerment for women in the country. Women are
PROGRAMME IS TO MAKE being granted property ownership rights. The houses
RURAL WOMEN FINANCIALLY available under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana are

SELF-RELIANT being distributed directly to women. Over 2 crore
women in the country are now owners of their homes.
Until now, an unsecured loan of Rs 19 lakh crore has
crore rupees were directly transferred to pregnant been made available under the Mudra scheme to
women's bank accounts. The Ayushman Bharat small businesses across the country.Around 70% of
scheme, which provides free treatment up to Rs them are women who venture out. Today, thanks to
5 lakh, has also greatly aided the sisters of poor the efforts of the central government, women play a
families. Today, the country is seeing the positive larger role in household economic decisions.
effects of the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign.
To enable the daughters to study properly, they Self help groups and future prospects
do not have to leave the school in the middle. For This 75th anniversary of independence is an
this, separate toilets were built for the girls in the
schools, and sanitary pads were arranged. Under opportunity to set new goals and move forward with
the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, accounts of about renewed vigour. Women's collective power must
2.5 crore girls have been opened. also be strengthened. The government is constantly

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