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DATA REFLECTS THE STORY
OF THE ROBUST ECONOMIC
EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN
In every development Around
initiative launched by our 2.21
government, we give utmost
priority to empowering the crore women-
girl child and strengthening owned MSMEs are
registered.
our Nari Shakti. Our focus is
on ensuring respect as well
as opportunities for the girl More than lakh women-led MSMEs are registered
on the GeM portal and have received
child. 1.63 orders worth over Rs 31,000 crore.
- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister More than
2.26 10%

women’s leadership in women’s
empowerment. It will give historical crore women farmers discount is given on the annual
recognition to women leadership in were released the guarantee fee to support
women entrepreneurs under
building a new India and will prove to be amount till the 18th the Credit Guarantee Scheme
installment of PM
an inspiration for the entire world. Kisan Yojana. for Micro and Small Enterprises.
This is a true tribute to the Matri
Shakti (the mother power), which has a n 22.84 crore women insured
50 per cent stake in a population of 140 n 90% guarantee coverage under Pradhan Mantri
is given to women while 75
crore. Prime Minister Narendra Modi percent guarantee coverage Suraksha Bima Yojana
spoke about women-led development to is given to other entrepreneurs. n Employment percentage for 15
the entire world. While chairing the G20, n Appointment of at least one years and above increased to
India made the world realize that mother woman director has been 41.7 percent in the estimated
labor force participation rate
power, daughters, can not only made mandatory in every of Periodic Labor Force Survey
participate in policies but also secure listed company having capital 2023-24, which was just 23.3
of more than Rs 100 crore or
their position in policy-making. This is turnover of over Rs 300 crore. percent in 2017-18.
because for the current central n 1.50 crore women joined EPFO.
government, women empowerment is n Over 32 thousand women n 39% of beneficiaries are
were trained under PM
not a political issue but a resolution. Janman Yojana till December women in the Pradhan Mantri
One example of this is that when Prime 2024, total training was given Rojgar Srijan Karyakram. It is a
Minister Modi was the Chief Minister of to 38,396. credit-linked subsidy program.
Gujarat, he donated all the amount he n 44.62 lakh PM Svanidhi loans n 33% of women are required
received as salary for the education of were sanctioned to women. to be included in the Deen
the children of the employees of the This is about 45% of the total Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen
sanctioned 99.15 lakh loans.
Gujarat Secretariat. Not only that, the Kaushal Yojana. This is an
employment-linked skill
proceeds from the auction of all the n Enrollment of women artisans development program for
presents they received were donated to in the total enrollment of youth in the age group of 15-
Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma
the education of the children. Yojana is 75.46%. There are 1.04 35 years.
Imagine you are the elected leader of lakh women’s loan accounts in n Over 3.16 lakh women have
140 crore countrymen, with a large fan PM Vishwakarma Loan Yojana. passed training till February 7,
base on social media, and you n 10 crore women insured under 2025, in the Samarth scheme
being run by the Ministry of
completely hand over your social media Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Textiles for capacity building in
account to 7 women for the whole day. Bima Yojana the textile sector.

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