NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said lauded women self-help groups and said his dream is to make 2 crore 'lakhpati didis'.
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"The one thing that will take the country forward is women-led development. Today, we can proudly say that India has the maximum number of pilots in civil aviation. Women scientists are leading the Chandrayaan mission," the PM said in his Independence Day address from the Red Fort.
"I want to tell the mothers, sisters and daughters that today the country has progressed due to the power of you all," he said from his 10th consecutive address from the Red Fort.
The PM said the G-20 grouping has acknowledged India's approach of women-led development.
"When you go to a village, you will find 'bank-wali didi, Anganwadi didi and dawai-wali (medicine) didi. It is my dream to make 2 crore lakhpati didis in villages," the PM said.
The PM said the government is devising a new plan for the agri-tech sector to strengthen women's self-help groups.
1/10:A look at PM Narendra Modi’s Independence Day turbans since 2014
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of the 77th Independence Day wore a multicoloured Rajasthani-style turban with a long tail and donned an off-white kurta, white pants, and a jacket with a pocket square. The headgear keeps with the tradition of Prime Minister Narendra Modi wearing colourful turbans on every Independence Day since 2014. </p>BCCL - Non Copyright
2/10:2023
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of the 77th Independence Day wore a multicoloured Rajasthani-style turban with a long tail and donned an off-white kurta, white pants, and a jacket with a pocket square. The headgear keeps with the tradition of Prime Minister Narendra Modi wearing colourful turbans on every Independence Day since 2014. <br /><br /></p>BCCL - Non Copyright
3/10:2022
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi wore a white turban printed with the tricolour. He paired the turban with a traditional white kurta and a churidar along with a blue Nehru coat over it.<br /><br /></p>Reuters
4/10:2021
<p>PM Narendra Modi donned a saffron headgear with red patterns and a long tail. He wore a traditional kurta and a churidar and paired it with a blue jacket and a stole. <br /><br /></p>Reuters
5/10:2020
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi wore a saffron and cream safa (head gear) for Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort. He paired the turban with a half-sleeve kurta pyjama in a pastel shade.<br /><br /></p>Reuters
6/10:2019
<p>PM Narendra Modi donned a bright yellow turban from the Western state of Rajasthan. He paired the turban with a half-sleeve kurta and churidar.<br /><br /></p>Reuters
7/10:2018
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi wore a saffron turban during his address at the Red Fort.<br /><br /></p>Reuters
8/10:2017
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi donned a bright yellow and red turban with criss-crossed golden lines all over it. He completed the look with a beige coloured half-sleeve bandhgala kurta.<br /><br /></p>Reuters
9/10:2016
<p>PM Narendra Modi chose a tie-dye turban with hues of pink and yellow and paired it with a half-sleeve white kurta.<br /></p>Reuters
10/10:2015
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi wore a yellow coloured turban with criss-crossed lines in different shades of the same colour. He completed the look with a kurta and a ‘Modi jacket’.<br /><br /></p>Reuters"We will train them in operating and repairing drones. Many self-help groups will be provided with drones. These agricultural drones can be utilized effectively. The initiative will begin with the flight of drones by 15,000 women's self-help groups," he said.
(With inputs from agencies)
