{"id":85492,"date":"2026-02-02T15:07:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T09:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=85492"},"modified":"2026-03-02T13:06:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T07:36:56","slug":"she-marts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/she-marts\/","title":{"rendered":"SHE Marts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>SHE Marts Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Finance Minister recently announced SHE-Mart, a new platform for women entrepreneurs.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About SHE Marts<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>SHE (Self-help Entrepreneur) Marts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are planned as <\/span><b>community-owned retail outlets<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that will be <\/span><b>set up within cluster-level federations <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">through <\/span><b>enhanced and innovative finance instruments.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It aims to <\/span><b>provide women entrepreneurs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with <\/span><b>better market access, branding opportunities, and sustainable income<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> avenues, while <\/span><b>strengthening <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">grassroots institutions such as <\/span><b>self-help groups (SHGs).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The proposal <\/span><b>builds on the success of the<a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-is-lakhpati-didi-initiative\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Lakhpati Didi programme<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and signals a policy shift from micro-credit-led livelihoods to structured, women-owned enterprises.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>SHE Marts are meant to:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide <\/span><b>permanent retail points for SHG-made goods.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Improve direct market access.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Support <\/span><b>value-added and processed products.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be backed by enhanced and innovative financing instruments.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>What is the Lakhpati Didi Programme?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was announced by the Prime Minister in his Independence Day speech on August 15, <\/span><b>2023<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Run by the Ministry of Rural Development, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Lakhpati Didi programme seeks to <\/span><b>support rural women<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by <\/span><b>helping members of SHGs start small businesses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>earn a steady income <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of at least <\/span><b>Rs 1 lakh a year.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under this scheme, <\/span><b>women will be trained in various skills,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as <\/span><b>plumbing, LED bulb making, drone operation and repair<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and tailoring and weaving.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>After <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">completing the <\/span><b>training<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, women will be <\/span><b>provided with opportunities to earn income<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> using their skills.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The programme aims to help them become financially independent.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the initiative, the government <\/span><b>aims to train two crore women.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/economy\/budget-2026-farmers-women-entrepreneurs\/2842838\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PRINT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SHE Marts aims to provide women entrepreneurs with better market access, branding opportunities, and sustainable income avenues, while strengthening grassroots institutions such as self-help groups (SHGs). 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