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...

Tribune News Service

Updated At : 12:31 PM May 22, 2020 IST

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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