NEW DELHI: The BJP-led NDA is committed and devoted to the emancipation and empowerment of women, including ‘Jeevika Didis’, and the newly elected government in Bihar will enhance the monetary support under the Rozgar Yojana from Rs 10, 000 to Rs 2 lakh, said senior BJP leader Smriti Irani on Tuesday.
Addressing a press meet, the former Union Minister said that 1.30 crore sisters in Bihar have already received Rs 10, 000 in their bank accounts, and soon this amount will be enhanced to Rs 2 lakh to support their entrepreneurial ventures.
Highlighting the NDA govt’s women-centric schemes in the poll-bound state, she informed, “Under Ujjawala Yojana, 1.16 crore women in Bihar have got LPG cylinders, making their kitchens smoke-free. Over 11 lakh Self-Help Groups (SHGs) have been started under the Jeevika programme to make them self-reliant and curb their dependency on someone else.”