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Uttarakhand CM Dhami opens self-help group stalls, buys rakhis
Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday inaugurated stalls set up by women self-help groups under the Mukhyamantri Sashakt Behna Utsav Yojana in Dehradun. He bought rakhis made by the women…
Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday inaugurated stalls set up by women self-help groups under the Mukhyamantri Sashakt Behna Utsav Yojana in Dehradun. He bought rakhis made by the women and praised their skills and hard work.
According to the CM's office, Dhami said the scheme has provided livelihood opportunities to a large number of women, with many already benefitting last year. He described Raksha Bandhan as a festival symbolising unbreakable affection and a brother's commitment to protect his sister, and said it reminds society to respect women.
The CM had attended two Raksha Bandhan programmes in Dehradun on Sunday, where women tied rakhis on him and wished him a long life. He extended festival greetings to all mothers and sisters of Uttarakhand.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The Mukhyamantri Sashakt Behna Utsav Yojana is one of several Uttarakhand government schemes targeting women's economic empowerment through self-help groups. The state budget for 2025-26 allocated Rs 150 crore for women-focused initiatives, though no specific breakdown for this scheme has been disclosed. Self-help groups in Uttarakhand have been a key vehicle for rural livelihoods, with over 50,000 groups registered under the State Rural Livelihoods Mission. The next test for the scheme will be the scale of repeat participation: whether the number of women setting up stalls rises from last year's figure, which the CM referenced but did not quantify.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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