Chandigarh, Feb. 18 -- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday said that the Government is focusing on empowering women entrepreneurs, self-help groups, and drone didis. Under the Lakhpati Didi Yojana, the state has aimed to create 5,000 Lakhpati Didis with over 1500 women already achieving this status.
He further said that the government is providing employment opportunities to the youth based on merit, without any expense and slip. In the next five years, the government aims to offer jobs to 2 lakh youth on the same merit-based principle. Haryana is the first state in the country to purchase 100 percent of farmers' crops at the minimum support price, he added.
The Chief Minister said this while addressing a gathering after in...