Kitchen garden plan for 1.50 lakh women
Shimla, May 21
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur launched Mukhya Mantri 1 Bigha Scheme through video-conferencing from Shimla today.
The scheme envisages strengthening of rural economy under which a woman, who owns up to one bigha (or 0.4 hectare), can raise a kitchen garden by growing vegetables and fruits.
The Chief Minister said the scheme would involve about 1.50 lakh women through 5,000 self-help groups.
He said initially, about 5,000 households would be covered under this scheme. All Self-Help Groups could avail the benefit of Rs 1 lakh and about 1.50 lakh women members would be benefited under this scheme.
Lalit Jain, Director, Rural development, said that the eligible women would be entitled to get a grant up to Rs 40,000 and Rs 10,000 for a concrete vermi compost pit.
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