Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu launched two schemes, the Hirkani Maharashtrachi and District Business Plan Competition in Mumbai.
About Scheme
i. Under Hirkani Maharashtrachi, women’s Self-help group(SHGs) will display their business plan at the taluka level. Ten groups will be selected from each taluka and Rs. 50,000 will be given to each SHG to implement their idea. Five SHGs at the district level will be selected and Rs. 2 lakh will be given to each SHG to take the idea forward.
ii. Under District Business Plan Competition, competitors at the district level will display ideas, out of which five ideas will be selected from agriculture, social service, education and Work order worth Rs. 5 lakh will be given to the 5 selected ideas to implement the same.