Lucknow, Feb. 21 -- In a fresh exercise towards women empowerment, after the success of BC Sakhi and Vidyut Sakhi in the state, the Uttar Pradesh government will deploy one Surya Sakhi in each of the more than 57,000 thousand gram panchayats of the state.
To facilitate this, enterprises established by millions of women under the UP State Rural Livelihood Mission (UPSRLM) will now be integrated with Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) products. In the first phase, 10,000 enterprises will be linked to solar-based technologies, creating new avenues for sustainable employment for women.
Director of UPSRLM Deepa Ranjan said that women's self-help groups have set up millions of small businesses across the state. "Now, these businesses will be co...