PM Modi's Visit to Wardha, Maharashtra: Boosting Artisans, Textile Industry, and Women's Startups

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Wardha in Maharashtra today. At around 11.30 am, he will attend the national 'PM Vishwakarma' program to mark the completion of one year of progress under Prime Minister Vishwakarma. During the programme, the Prime Minister will issue certificates and loans to the beneficiaries of the PM Vishwakarma Yojana. As a symbol of the solid support given to artisans under this scheme, he will also distribute loans under PM Vishwakarma to 18 beneficiaries under 18 trades. In honor of his legacy and his lasting contribution to society, he will issue a commemorative stamp dedicated to marking the completion of one year of progress under PM Vishwakarma.

Besides, PM Modi will lay the foundation stone of PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM Mitra) Park in Amravati, Maharashtra. The 1,000-acre park is being developed by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) as the state implementing agency. The Government of India had approved the setting up of 7 PM Mitra Park for the textile industry. PM Mitra Park is a major step towards realizing the vision of making India a global hub for textile manufacturing and exports. It will help build a world-class industrial infrastructure, which will attract massive investments, including Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and stimulate innovation and job creation in the region.

PM Modi will also inaugurate the Maharashtra government's Acharya Chanakya Kaushal Vikas Kendra scheme. Under this scheme, skill development training centers will be set up in renowned colleges across the state to impart training to people aged 15 to 45 years so that they can become self-reliant and access various employment opportunities. About 1,50,000 people across the state will get free skill development training every year.

PM Modi will also launch the Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Mahila Startup Yojana. Under the scheme, women-led startups in Maharashtra will be supported in the early stages. Financial assistance of up to Rs 25 lakh will be provided under the scheme. Under this scheme, 25 percent of the total provisions will be reserved for women from backward classes and economically weaker sections, as specified by the government. This will help women-led startups become self-reliant and independent.