The women representatives of the Panchayati Raj will be facilitated by Panchayati Raj Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh “Lalan” on Wednesday.
Around 400 women representatives of Panchayati Raj institutions have been invited as special guests for the 78th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort, the Panchayati Raj Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
According to officials of the Ministry of Rural Development, around 45 “Lakhpati Didis” and around 30 “Drone Didis” have also been specially invited to attend the Independence Day celebrations. Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will felicitate them on Wednesday.
Namo Drone Didi and Lakhpati Didi programmes are among the important initiatives of the government to promote economic empowerment and financial autonomy among women in rural areas.
Under the Namo Drone Didi programme, women self-help groups are given subsidies for the purchase of drones. A “Lakhpati Didi” is a member of a self-help group whose annual income is Rs 100,000 or more.
The women representatives of the Panchayati Raj will be facilitated by Panchayati Raj Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh “Lalan” on Wednesday.
A national workshop for women representatives will also be organised on Wednesday, which will be addressed by Kiran Bedi, former Lt Governor of Puducherry and founder of Navjyoti India Foundation, and senior officials of the ministry. The workshop will discuss the changing role of women representatives and will discuss the practice of ‘Sarpanch Pati’ at the grassroots level.
As part of the commemorative ceremony, the multilingual platform eGramSwaraj will be launched in collaboration with Bhashini. This innovative initiative will make the portal accessible in all 22 official languages of India, thereby greatly enhancing its reach and usability across diverse linguistic communities. Profiles of state-wise panchayats, including basic statistics on PRIs, will also be published.
The ministry said the visit of the panchayat representatives to the national capital has been designed as a comprehensive and enriching experience, and will also include a visit to the Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya.
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First published: August 13, 2024 | 11:04 PM IS
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