Politics · India · 4 hrs ago
Telangana targets one crore women millionaires by 2034
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy set a goal of making one crore women millionaires by 2034.
He announced the target while meeting members of women’s self-help groups in Kodangal constituency on November 8.
About 70 lakh women are already in these groups, and the government aims to raise membership to one crore.
The groups have been given work such as stitching school uniforms, and women are being encouraged to run petrol bunks, take part in solar power and operate canteens.
Reddy said the government had extended ₹79,000 crore in bank-linked loans to women over the past 34 months.
He urged women to build businesses and become financially independent, while also encouraging them to support their daughters’ higher education.
The government’s stated aim is to expand group membership and economic opportunities through 2034.
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy set a target of making one crore women millionaires by 2034.
He said the government aims to increase self-help group membership from nearly 70 lakh women to one crore.
The government is seeking to expand women’s roles in business and industry, including through school-uniform stitching, petrol bunks and solar power generation.
Reddy said the government had extended ₹79,000 crore in bank-linkage loans to women over the previous 34 months.
He also announced that 4.5 lakh new pensions had been sanctioned on November 8, including 3.5 lakh for single women and widows.
- Who
- Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy set the target for women in self-help groups.
- What
- The state aims to make one crore women millionaires and raise self-help group membership to one crore.
- When
- The target is for 2034. Reddy announced it on November 8, 2026.
- Where
- At the Lagacharla Industrial Hub in Kodangal constituency, Telangana.
- Why
- The government says it wants to strengthen self-help groups and create more opportunities for women in business and industry.
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The government extended ₹79,000 crore in bank-linkage loans to women, Reddy said.
Reddy announced a target of making one crore women millionaires by 2034 at the Lagacharla Industrial Hub.
The government sanctioned 4.5 lakh new pensions, including 3.5 lakh for single women and widows.
- Target
- One crore women millionaires by 2034
- Self-help group membership
- Nearly 70 lakh women currently; target of one crore
- Bank-linkage loans
- ₹79,000 crore over the previous 34 months
- New pensions
- 4.5 lakh sanctioned on November 8, 2026
- Pensions for single women and widows
- 3.5 lakh of the newly sanctioned pensions
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