Bhubaneswar, April 22 -- Bamboo cultivation will empower one lakh women farmers in Odisha, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said on Tuesday.
Inaugurating a two-day state-level workshop on bamboo farming and livelihoods, Parida stated that, keeping in mind the growing demand for bamboo products in Odisha, the workshop has been organised to create opportunities for "Lakhpati Didis" in the bamboo industry-starting from bamboo cultivation itself.
She said a "Lakhpati Didi" has been created in every village in Odisha and appreciated the dedicated and tireless efforts of the Odisha Livelihood Mission and departmental officers in making Odisha number one in India under the Lakhpati Didi scheme.
The Deputy Chief Minister emphasized that such...