Chandigarh- With greater than 28,000 registrations already pouring in, the Bhagwant Mann Authorities is ready to honour 14,100 girls entrepreneurs throughout the state as a part of its Ladies’s Day outreach, underscoring an aggressive push in direction of rural women-led progress. Rural Improvement and Panchayats Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond introduced that 100 prime entrepreneurs will obtain ₹25,000 every at a state degree operate on March 18, marking what the federal government describes as a large-scale recognition of girls pushed enterprise underneath the Punjab State Rural Livelihood Mission (PSRLM).
Reviewing preparations by video conferencing, Punjab Rural Improvement and Panchayats Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond said, “The Punjab State Rural Livelihood Mission is receiving an awesome response, with over 28,000 girls registering for the felicitation occasions.” He directed officers to extensively disseminate details about the sequence of occasions to make sure most participation and appealed to girls entrepreneurs throughout the state to actively participate within the mega celebrations devoted to girls’s empowerment.
Outlining the state degree programme, he continued, “The state degree operate might be held on March 18, 2026, throughout which the highest 100 chosen girls entrepreneurs of Punjab might be awarded ₹25,000 every. The occasion might be dwell streamed on the district, block and gram panchayat ranges to make sure that each village stays related to the celebrations.”
Detailing the dimensions of the initiative, Minister mentioned that felicitation occasions have already commenced on the block and constituency ranges and can progress to the district degree from March 12 earlier than culminating within the state degree operate. He mentioned, “From every constituency, 100 Self Assist Group girls entrepreneurs might be felicitated, totalling 11,700 girls throughout the state. Equally, from 23 districts, 2,300 girls entrepreneurs might be honoured, with 100 from every district. On the state degree, a committee will choose the highest 100 girls entrepreneurs, who might be awarded ₹25,000 every.” In whole, 14,100 girls entrepreneurs might be honoured throughout Punjab.
Highlighting the broader impression of the mission, the Punjab Minister added, “PSRLM is working relentlessly to economically empower girls from rural poor households by connecting them with Self Assist Teams. Round 58,000 Self Assist Teams are at present functioning within the state, with almost six lakh rural girls related to them. The Punjab Authorities has supplied a revolving fund of ₹30,000, a neighborhood funding fund of ₹50,000 and mortgage services at an rate of interest of seven % to those beneficiaries.”
Emphasising the help framework, he additional mentioned that by the PSRLM, girls are being supplied monetary help together with coaching, market linkages, banking help and entry to social safety schemes. These initiatives are enhancing the earnings of rural households and enhancing their social standing.
Urging wider participation, Sond emphasised, “All stakeholders should assist economically empower extra girls by connecting them with Self Assist Teams in order that the dream of Sashakt Mahila, Sashakt Punjab might be realised.”
