SRINAGAR: Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Friday said the government is striving to make women socially and economically empowered by ensuring they earn more than Rs 10 lakh annually.
Chouhan was talking to reporters on the sidelines of an event, “Lakhpati Didi Sammelan”, that celebrated the achievements of women-led self-help groups at Khonmoh in the outskirts of the city here.
“Our sisters and daughters should not be affected by poverty, their lives should improve and they should have economic and social empowerment. For that, NRLM programme is going on under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
