Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15 said the government would set up an e-commerce platform to make the market available for products made by self-help groups (SHGs).
Addressing the nation on the occasion of the 75th Independence Day on Sunday, the Prime Minister said that more than 80 million women in the village are associated with self-help groups, making them a very superior product. The government will support them. For this, the government will now set up an e-commerce platform to help them gain a bigger market at home and abroad.
The Prime Minister said that India has launched the Local for Vocal initiative and it is our responsibility to procure indigenous products. Our dream of creating a plastic free India can only come true when we completely stop using single use plastics.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the country is entering the 75th year of its independence from today and the journey from here to 100 years of independence is the 'nectar of India's creation'. He said that this goal is to be achieved with 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas and Sabka Prayas'.
The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched a brand 'Sonchiria' to promote the products of Urban Self Help Groups (SHGs). This information is given in an official statement. According to the statement, 'empowering women financially and helping them live a dignified life is one of the government's priorities.
Talking about development in rural areas, he said that today we have seen our villages changing rapidly. In the last few years, facilities like roads and electricity have reached the villages. Today the optical fiber network provides data power to the villages.
