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description: "The Lakhpati Didi Scheme empowers rural women in self-help groups to achieve an annual income of at least one lakh rupees, promoting financial independence."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The Lakhpati Didi Scheme is an Indian government initiative to enable rural women in self-help groups to earn a sustainable annual household income of at least one lakh rupees.
- What income threshold defines a Lakhpati Didi?
- How does the Lakhpati Didi Scheme relate to DAY-NRLM?
- What is the Namo Drone Didi component?
- How is the scheme funded and who implements it?

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## Timeline

1. 15 August 2023

   It was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the Red Fort during his Independence Day address on , with an initial target of two crore (20 million)…

2. 1 February 2024

   The target was enlarged to three crore in the Interim Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on .

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In her Interim Budget speech on 1 February 2024, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman raised the Lakhpati Didi target from two crore to three crore women, stating that roughly one crore had already crossed the ₹1 lakh annual-income threshold.

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