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Viksit UP: One crore entrepreneurs to emerge from villages

Lucknow, Jan 11 ( UNI) A major step has been taken towards making Uttar Pradesh a self-reliant and entrepreneurial state as a plan has been prepared to establish 15 lakh new enterprises in the state over the next five years.
Along with this, there is a roadmap to create one crore entrepreneurs from villages in the near future.
The National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) will serve as the foundation of this mega campaign, through which Self-Help Groups will be connected with entrepreneurship.
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