<span style="color: #222222;">Government today said that Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana, National Rural Livelihoods Mission has facilitated the creation of 66 lakh Self Help Groups in the country covering over seven crore rural women. Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said this while addressing the State Rural Livelihoods Missions across the country through video conferencing. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said, the emphasis should be given to promote livelihoods through a convergence approach to enhance their incomes. He said, Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana has been supporting women led and managed enterprises in farm and non-farm sectors. The mission has supported 169 Producers Enterprises that have supported over two lakh 78 thousand women farmers.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Speaking on the occasion, Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said that food processing will play an important role in increasing the income of farmers. She highlighted the importance of processing and value addition of food products to enhance income and reduce the wastage of primary agriculture and horticulture produce.</span><br />'' <b><span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span></b><br />'' &nbsp;
News On AIR | August 18, 2020 8:49 PM
66 lakhs SHGs covering over 7 crore rural women created under NRLM: Narendra Tomar