Empowering Women: SKDRDP's Self-Help Groups Transform Rural Economy

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman praised welfare measures empowering women through SHGs under SKDRDP. These initiatives boost economic independence and social development, with NABARD supporting expansion. Empowered women lead rural projects, transforming village economies, highlighted during Sitharaman's inauguration of a dividend distribution program.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted the transformative shift in welfare measures, emphasizing empowerment over patronage at the dividend distribution for Self-Help Groups (SHGs) under the Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) on Thursday.

Sitharaman praised the project's impact on women's economic independence, noting its influence on government policies across Karnataka. SKDRDP's model supports women in identifying village projects and contributing significantly to rural development.

NABARD Chairman Shaji K V echoed these sentiments, commending SKDRDP's role in transforming southern Karnataka's socio-economic landscape and announced plans to scale up the partnership to bridge rural-urban divides nationwide.

(With inputs from agencies.)