Lakhpati Didi scheme boosts household income: IIM Study
The Lakhpati Didi initiative, launched in 2023, aims to enhance women's income and savings in India. Recent studies indicate that household income has increased by 61% since the program's inception. Notably, the number of women-led enterprises has surged by 48% within a year.
New Delhi - The government's Lakhpati Didi scheme has positively impacted the income and savings of households, with the average monthly income rising by 61% and savings growing by 61.7%, reveals a study by IIM Ahmedabad. The initiative, launched in 2023, aims to empower women within self-help groups (SHGs) to achieve a minimum annual household income of ₹1 lakh.
The study, conducted between November 2025 and March 2026, surveyed approximately 6,500 respondents across 17 states and union territories. Rohit Kansal, secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development, expressed optimism about the findings, noting improvements in household income, savings, and enterprise expansion. The government's objective is to reach 60 million Lakhpati Didis, with subsequent phases concentrating on diversifying livelihoods, promoting women-led enterprises, enhancing value chains, and improving market linkages, according to Kansal.
This scheme is a part of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission, the rural development ministry's primary livelihoods program.
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