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WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
Women's leadership is steering

development in a new direction

Women are not only participating more in the health sector, sports, business, and
politics in India, but they are also leading in every field. Over the last nine years, the
country has moved towards a vision of women's empowerment and development led
by women. Now, India, which is hosting the G-20, has put it on the global agenda. This
year's general budget is also going to give a new impetus to development under the
leadership of women. Women's power is reflected in their determination, willpower,
imagination power, and decision power—their ability to make quick decisions, austerity
to achieve set goals, and the culmination of their hard work.

Budget Proposals

n The Mahila Samman Savings Certificate Scheme will pay 7.5 percent annual interest
to women.

n The PM Awas Yojana has been allocated 79,000 crore rupees. The PM Awas Yojana
prioritises giving women ownership rights in house allotments.

n 81 lakh women's self-help groups will be linked to women on a large scale by
transforming them into large productive enterprises at the next level.
n A goal of connecting 1 crore farmers with natural farming has been set, and women
involved in agriculture have also been considered.

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