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Haryana has performed extremely well in implementing Lakhpati Didi: Sitharaman

Chandigarh, Dec 9 (UNI) Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the Central Government under the leadership of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi is implementing several schemes which are aimed at empowering women.
She said in this year’s Budget presented in July, Rs 3.3 lakh crore have been earmarked for women-related schemes in the country.
She said the PM has always believed that women should not just be participants in the development process, they should become its leaders. Highlighting the achievements in various women-related schemes, she said out of the 54 crore 'Jan Dhan' accounts opened in the country, 55 percent belong to women, and out of the 50 crore Mudra loans disbursed in the country, 70 percent have been given to women.
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