Maharashtra Tops National Rankings In Formation Of Women’s Self-Help Groups Under UMED Campaign
Navi Mumbai: Maharashtra has secured the top position in the country in the formation of women's self-help groups (SHGs) during the Seva Sankalp campaign, with the Maharashtra State Rural Livelihoods Mission (UMED) facilitating the formation of 1,03,209 new groups across the state. The achievement is part of the mission's efforts to strengthen the rural women's self-help group movement and…
Maharashtra has emerged as the top state in India for establishing women's self-help groups (SHGs) during the Seva Sankalp campaign, according to the Maharashtra State Rural Livelihoods Mission (UMED). The mission facilitated the formation of 1,03,209 new SHGs across the state, bringing over 10 lakh rural women into the network.
Of the 1,03,209 newly formed groups, 78,454 have been successfully registered on the LokOS digital platform, with the remaining registrations ongoing. The mission aimed to establish 1,05,371 groups by the end of the campaign and is nearing its target. The successful expansion of the SHG network is attributed to the coordinated efforts of UMED officials at the state and village levels.
Maharashtra's goal is to create one crore Lakhpati Didis, or rural women earning a minimum of Rs 1 lakh annually, with the state chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis, setting a similar target for the state. The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, under the guidance of Rural Development Minister Jaykumar Gore, Minister of State Yogesh Kadam, and department secretary Chandrakant Pulkundwar, is working towards this goal, with the newly formed self-help groups expected to play a significant role in the economic empowerment of rural women.
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