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Gujarat Plans Women-Run Amul Parlours Across 18,000 Villages
Gujarat plans to open Amul milk shops run by women in 18,000 villages.
The plan is being developed by the Gujarat Livelihood Promotion Company and Amul.
It is meant to help women in self-help groups earn money through dairy businesses.
The announcement was made by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Rajkot.
At the event, groups received financial assistance, including Rs 40 lakh for dairy-related groups.
Other partnerships are intended to help women sell their products and learn digital business skills.
Patel said more than 8.5 lakh women in Gujarat had become Lakhpati Didis.
The new shops would give women another way to sell products and earn income.
Gujarat plans to establish women-run Amul milk parlours in 18,000 villages.
The initiative is being advanced through an MoU between the Gujarat Livelihood Promotion Company and Amul.
The parlours are intended to give self-help group members dairy-business opportunities and independent income sources.
At the launch in Rajkot, groups received Rs 45 lakh in cash-credit assistance, including Rs 40 lakh for dairy-related groups.
The wider programme includes market-access partnerships and support for women’s digital entrepreneurship.
- Who
- The Gujarat government, the Gujarat Livelihood Promotion Company, Amul, and women associated with self-help groups.
- What
- A planned network of women-run Amul milk parlours in 18,000 villages, alongside other livelihood and market-access support.
- Where
- Rajkot, with the proposed parlours planned across Gujarat.
- When
- The initiative was announced on Saturday, ahead of Navratri; no calendar date was provided.
- Why
- To expand rural women’s income opportunities and support their economic participation and self-reliance.
Key facts
- Planned locations
- 18,000 villages across Gujarat
- Implementing agreement
- A memorandum of understanding between the Gujarat Livelihood Promotion Company and Amul
- Cash-credit assistance
- Rs 45 lakh distributed to groups
- Dairy-related group assistance
- Rs 40 lakh
- Women reported as Lakhpati Didis
- More than 8.5 lakh in Gujarat, according to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel
- Saras Mela sales
- Approximately Rs 40 crore generated by around 8,500 self-help groups at 236 fairs over five years
Quotes
Bhupendra Patel
Chief Minister of Gujarat
“The state government wanted to strengthen women’s economic participation and help them become self-reliant through employment and entrepreneurship.”
thehansindia.com
“More than three lakh Sakhi Mandals are working across Gujarat to help women become financially independent.”
thehansindia.com
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