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Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
CM Dhami targets Rs 100 crore turnover for 'House of Himalayas' by 2030
Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami (Image: ANI) DEHRADUN: Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has set a target of making the turnover of the state's umbrella brand 'House of Himalayas' Rs 100 crore by the year 2030 and has given instructions to ensure marketing of its products through Unity Mall as well. Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday reviewed in detail the progress of the game-changing schemes, including the chief minister udyamshala yojana, growth centre yojana, house of himalayas, and centre of excellence yojana, which are operated under the rural development department at the secretariat. While giving instructions to make special efforts to promote rural entrepreneurship, the chief minister said that along with increasing the resources of livelihood in rural areas, it is necessary to give every possible encouragement to people who are returning to rural areas. He said that for better implementation of the schemes, the 'doorstep delivery system' should be strengthened. The chief minister stated that to create a market for the state's products at the national and international levels, a concrete marketing strategy for the umbrella brand 'house of himalayas' should be developed. Special attention should also be paid to the quality of its products. The chief minister stated that concerted efforts should be made to enhance the products of Growth Centres by adopting a business approach, thereby increasing the livelihoods of local people. Work should also be done to connect growth centres with skill development. The chief minister also directed to make appropriate arrangements to ensure training, financial assistance, and access to the market, along with providing necessary skills, resources, and support under the centre of excellence scheme, to promote women's entrepreneurship in rural areas. In the meeting, secretary rural development Radhika Jha gave a presentation on the Game Changer schemes of the rural development department. She informed that so far, one lakh sixty-five thousand women have been made Lakhpati Didi in the state. The target is to make one lakh more Lakhpati Didi in the next three years. Under the chief minister udyamshala scheme, assistance will be provided to fifteen thousand rural enterprises in three years. Work is being done in a phased manner to add more than 150 products of the state under the house of himalayas.
Business Standard
3 days ago
- Business
- Business Standard
the^delta prize launches ₹5.25 crore national challenge to power local foodpreneurs and advance India's women-led development goals
PRNewswire Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 21: the^delta prize has launched the aahaar bazaar challenge, a ₹5.25 crore nationwide incentive competition to unlock the potential of India's home-based women food entrepreneurs and help them grow thriving, revenue-generating businesses by tapping into local and regional market demand. The challenge is granted by State Street Foundation, the philanthropic arm of State Street Corporation. This mission aligns closely with India's national priorities on women-led development, particularly the government's Lakhpati Didi initiative, the PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme, and efforts under Digital India and Skill India. Together, these aim to strengthen the economic agency of women, especially in rural and low-income urban communities. India's packaged food market is expected to grow from USD 2.8 billion in 2023 to USD 6.4 billion by 2029, driven by consumer appetite for healthier, artisanal, and locally rooted products. Yet, despite producing high-quality, regionally significant food products from their homes, most women entrepreneurs remain locked into subsistence-level operations, often earning less than ₹4,000 a month and selling only within a 2 km radius. Over 90% of women-owned businesses in India generate under ₹10 lakh annually, keeping them outside the fold of even 'micro' enterprises by formal standards. The aahaar bazaar challenge, spanning over 18 months, seeks to change this by identifying and backing scalable, technology-first solutions that empower home-based women foodpreneurs to improve business readiness, achieve compliance, upgrade packaging, increase digital visibility, and access new customer segments across local and regional markets. "There's already a strong entrepreneurial spirit among many women in India, and these women are not waiting to be empowered," said Kanishka Chatterjee, Managing Director of the^delta prize. "The problem is not aspiration; it's access. These women are running viable businesses from their kitchens. With this challenge, we're creating conditions for recognition, revenue, and resilience by enabling them to move from invisibility to economic inclusion, while fueling India's broader vision of women-led development." The challenge offers a total prize purse of ₹5.25 crore to reward impactful tech models that can unlock income growth and long-term business viability for thousands of home-based women food entrepreneurs. "At State Street Foundation, we believe that access, when coupled with the right tools, networks, and know-how, can shift the trajectory of livelihoods for home-based women entrepreneurs in India. Our grant support to the^delta prize on the aahaar bazaar challenge is rooted in that belief. By backing solutions that expand market access and enable sustained revenue growth, we aim to support thousands of these women 'foodpreneurs' to move from the margins to meaningful economic inclusion, on their own terms, and at scale," said Joan Christel, President, State Street Foundation. Beyond financial rewards, the aahaar bazaar challenge provides access to a powerful support ecosystem including ACT Grants, Acumen, IIMA Ventures, Villgro, RangDe, Mann Deshi, GAME, Frontier Markets, PRADAN, LEAD at Krea University, Nasscom Foundation, The Udaiti Foundation, Udyogini, Sauramandala Foundation, Aapti Institute, i-Saksham, iSPIRT, Project Potential, Navgurukul, deAsra, and The/Nudge Institute. The challenge is also guided by a distinguished advisory council comprising Chetna Gala Sinha, Founder of Mann Deshi Foundation, Gayathri Vasudevan, Chairperson of LabourNet, Rituparna Chakraborty, Co-founder of TeamLease, and Sharad Sharma, Co-founder of iSPIRT Foundation. Participants will also benefit from mentorship by Dhiren Kanwar, Founder of Zaad Ventures, a veteran in the retail and food innovation space, who will guide scale-up and branding strategies. Applications are now open to solution providers across domains such as food-based marketplaces, packaging, retail intelligence, logistics, compliance tech, and small business services. To learn more and apply, visit: About the^delta the^delta enables entrepreneurs to create social impact at scale. Through our incubator, accelerator and grand challenges, we provide capital, mentorship and ecosystem support to early-stage, livelihoods-focused, impact-first entrepreneurs.
Malaysian Reserve
3 days ago
- Business
- Malaysian Reserve
the^delta prize launches ₹5.25 crore national challenge to power local foodpreneurs and advance India's women-led development goals
BENGALURU, India, July 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — the^delta prize has launched the aahaar bazaar challenge, a ₹5.25 crore nationwide incentive competition to unlock the potential of India's home-based women food entrepreneurs and help them grow thriving, revenue-generating businesses by tapping into local and regional market demand. The challenge is granted by State Street Foundation, the philanthropic arm of State Street Corporation. This mission aligns closely with India's national priorities on women-led development, particularly the government's Lakhpati Didi initiative, the PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme, and efforts under Digital India and Skill India. Together, these aim to strengthen the economic agency of women, especially in rural and low-income urban communities. India's packaged food market is expected to grow from USD 2.8 billion in 2023 to USD 6.4 billion by 2029, driven by consumer appetite for healthier, artisanal, and locally rooted products. Yet, despite producing high-quality, regionally significant food products from their homes, most women entrepreneurs remain locked into subsistence-level operations, often earning less than ₹4,000 a month and selling only within a 2 km radius. Over 90% of women-owned businesses in India generate under ₹10 lakh annually, keeping them outside the fold of even 'micro' enterprises by formal standards. The aahaar bazaar challenge, spanning over 18 months, seeks to change this by identifying and backing scalable, technology-first solutions that empower home-based women foodpreneurs to improve business readiness, achieve compliance, upgrade packaging, increase digital visibility, and access new customer segments across local and regional markets. 'There's already a strong entrepreneurial spirit among many women in India, and these women are not waiting to be empowered,' said Kanishka Chatterjee, Managing Director of the^delta prize. 'The problem is not aspiration; it's access. These women are running viable businesses from their kitchens. With this challenge, we're creating conditions for recognition, revenue, and resilience by enabling them to move from invisibility to economic inclusion, while fueling India's broader vision of women-led development.' The challenge offers a total prize purse of ₹5.25 crore to reward impactful tech models that can unlock income growth and long-term business viability for thousands of home-based women food entrepreneurs. 'At State Street Foundation, we believe that access, when coupled with the right tools, networks, and know-how, can shift the trajectory of livelihoods for home-based women entrepreneurs in India. Our grant support to the^delta prize on the aahaar bazaar challenge is rooted in that belief. By backing solutions that expand market access and enable sustained revenue growth, we aim to support thousands of these women 'foodpreneurs' to move from the margins to meaningful economic inclusion, on their own terms, and at scale,' said Joan Christel, President, State Street Foundation. Beyond financial rewards, the aahaar bazaar challenge provides access to a powerful support ecosystem including ACT Grants, Acumen, IIMA Ventures, Villgro, RangDe, Mann Deshi, GAME, Frontier Markets, PRADAN, LEAD at Krea University, Nasscom Foundation, The Udaiti Foundation, Udyogini, Sauramandala Foundation, Aapti Institute, i-Saksham, iSPIRT, Project Potential, Navgurukul, deAsra, and The/Nudge Institute. The challenge is also guided by a distinguished advisory council comprising Chetna Gala Sinha, Founder of Mann Deshi Foundation, Gayathri Vasudevan, Chairperson of LabourNet, Rituparna Chakraborty, Co-founder of TeamLease, and Sharad Sharma, Co-founder of iSPIRT Foundation. Participants will also benefit from mentorship by Dhiren Kanwar, Founder of Zaad Ventures, a veteran in the retail and food innovation space, who will guide scale-up and branding strategies. Applications are now open to solution providers across domains such as food-based marketplaces, packaging, retail intelligence, logistics, compliance tech, and small business services. To learn more and apply, visit: About the^delta the^delta enables entrepreneurs to create social impact at scale. Through our incubator, accelerator and grand challenges, we provide capital, mentorship and ecosystem support to early-stage, livelihoods-focused, impact-first entrepreneurs. Learn more at PR Contact:Name: Preyashi Roy Email ID: Photo:
News18
4 days ago
- Politics
- News18
Shivraj Chouhan Leaves Wife Behind At Gujarat Event, Makes U-Turn With 22-Car Convoy
Last Updated: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan left Junagadh for Rajkot, unknowingly leaving his wife behind. Realizing after 10 minutes, he returned to fetch her. In a strange incident, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan gained attention from the netizens when he hurriedly and unknowingly left for Rajkot with his convoy leaving his wife Sadhana Singh behind in Junagadh. However, when he realised after a while that his wife is not with him, he returned with the convoy of 22 vehicles to Junagadh's Peanut Research Center, where Sadhana was sitting in the waiting room, NDTV MP reported. The incident left many amused and added a light-hearted twist to the day's political engagements. The union minister was on a religious and official day-long tour to Gujarat on Saturday during which he visited Somnath Jyotirlinga temple and Gir National Park in Junagadh. Later he was scheduled to interact with the Peanut Research Center farmers and Lakhpati Didi beneficiaries. As he was also scheduled to take a flight from Rajkot at around 8 o'clock later in the day, so he was in a hurry. During the visit to the research centre, he reviewed the work with the staff, while his wife was sitting in the waiting house. After that Shivraj held an interaction with the Lakhpati Didi scheme beneficiaries, the report added. He kept looking at his watch again and again on the stage of the program. He himself said on the mike, 'The road to Rajkot is bad, next time I will come leisurely." He cut short his speech and hurriedly left Junagadh for Rajkot with the convoy. On the other hand, Sadhna had returned after visiting Girnar and was sitting in the waiting room. After travelling for around 10 minutes, he realised that Sadhna was not with him. Then he immediately called her and returned with the convoy and left for Rajkot with his wife. view comments First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Union MoS applauds Meghalaya's progress
Shillong: Union minister of state for cooperation Krishan Pal Gurjar concluded his two-day official visit to Meghalaya on Friday as part of the Centre's ongoing efforts to assess and accelerate development initiatives in the northeast and lauded the progress of Meghalaya in various spheres. The minister engaged with senior state officials, district administrators and departments to review the implementation of centrally-sponsored schemes and emphasised on infrastructure, social empowerment and livelihood-based programmes. Highlighting the Centre's commitment to uplift remote regions, Gurjar said, "The Govt of India's vision for a Viksit Bharat can only be achieved when every region, including remote and hilly areas like Meghalaya, progresses hand-in-hand with the rest of the country". He emphasised the importance of effective Centre-state coordination, digital monitoring, and efficient fund utilisation, while calling for timely and transparent execution of projects. Gurjar reviewed the progress of flagship schemes such as the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, the Lakhpati Didi initiative, Jal Jeevan Mission, and the strengthening of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies among other centrally sponsored schemes. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Buy the Dip: Top 5 Dividend Stocks with Growth Potential Seeking Alpha Read More Undo He acknowledged the successful implementation of these programmes, noting that grassroots feedback is crucial for policy evaluation and real-time course correction. Gurjar also acknowledged the challenges in land acquisition due to hilly terrain, forest cover and community ownership for critical infrastructure projects like airports and railways in Meghalaya. "In a democracy, we must listen to people's concerns. Environmental sensitivity and local participation must go hand-in-hand with development," he said. The minister appreciated the efforts of the Meghalaya administration and civil society for the visible progress on the ground. He noted that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, the northeast has seen a decline in violence and insurgency, stronger financial support from the Centre, and increased ministerial outreach over the years. He called for transforming Khasi Hills into a model of development, stating, "Let it be an example of what a truly developed India can look like. I am truly pleased to see the honest and dedicated efforts made by the administration here in Khasi Hills. It is visible on the ground, and I congratulate everyone involved".
