Bhopal, Sept. 21 -- Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that only empowered women will make strong Madhya Pradesh. Setting up of large industries alone does not make any State big. House to house self-reliance develops self-respect and trust. In the corona period, women's self-help groups have set a new example in the country. This series will continue and will expand.

So far, 33 lakh women have linked self-help groups. We have to move forward on the path of self-reliance in the next three years by further connecting 33 lakh women to groups. Chouhan was addressing the State level programme of Bank Loan disbursement to self-help groups, organized at hall at Minto today.

Chouhan launched a self-help portal, developed for the activ...