Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh stated on Saturday that 76,000 businesses in India are currently run by women, with many of them originating from tier 2 and tier 3 towns.
The minister stated that, in accordance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of women-led development, empowered women and young people will steer India’s course toward becoming a developed country by 2047.
The poor, farmers, youth, and women have been the four pillars of the PM Modi government’s governance architecture for the past 11 years, Dr. Singh said at a conference held here.
In addition to empowering people, women-centric governance has changed society. He informed the audience, “What started out as targeted welfare has now developed into institutional leadership.”
The minister released the publication “Shashakt Mahila, Samriddh Bihar,” which honors women’s contributions to Bihar’s advancement, and introduced the Jeevika E-Learning Management System App, which aims to provide accessible education for women.
Dr. Singh went into detail on the four main pillars that make up the PM Modi government’s organized and all-encompassing strategy for women’s empowerment.
An important change in India’s educational and military scene was brought about by the first phase, Access and Inclusion in Institutions. Through focused initiatives like CURIE, GATI (Gender Advancement for Transforming Institutions), WISE (Women in Science and Engineering), and the Women Scientist Program, the second phase, Scientific and Technological Empowerment, has empowered women.
Women’s access to financial resources has significantly increased during the third phase, Economic and Social Empowerment. More than 60% of Mudra Yojana beneficiaries are female entrepreneurs, and more than 48 million Jan Dhan accounts have been opened for women.
Rural economies are changing as a result of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) creating over 3 crore “Lakhpati Didis.” Homes registered in women’s names under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana offer not only housing but also social and economic respect.
Workplace Reforms and Legal Sensitivity, the fourth phase, has implemented inclusive and caring governance practices. These include maternity leave protections even after stillbirths, pension rights extended to unmarried or divorced dependent daughters, and six months of paid childcare leave for women employed by the government.
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