Team Blitz India
NEW DELHI: To increase the use of drones in agriculture and boost the rural economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15 said the Government would soon launch a scheme through which women in around 15,000 self-help groups (SHGs) would be trained to fly and repair drones.
Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the occasion of 77th Independence Day celebrations, Modi said India was focusing on women-led development, and highlighted the achievements made in various fields, including aviation.
“The one thing that will take the country forward is women-led development,” he said. Referring to the works being done by women SHGs in rural India, the Prime Minister said his dream was to see 20 million women become “lakhpatididis”, and the Government was considering measures to realise the goal.
