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Informist, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026

--BUDGET: To set up She-Marts to help women turn into owners of enterprises 

--BUDGET: To set up self-help entrepreneur-owned marts in clusters 

--BUDGET:Self-help entrepreneur-owned marts to get help via enhanced fin pdts 

MUMBAI – The government will set up Self-Help Entrepreneur marts to support women turn into owners of enterprises, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while presenting the Union Budget for 2026-27 (Apr-Mar) in the Lok Sabha Sunday. The minister mentioned that the set up of 'SHE Marts' is the next step of Lakhpati Didi programme.

"Building on the success of the Lakhpati Didi Programme, I propose to help women take the next step from credit-led livelihoods to being owners of enterprises. Self-Help Entrepreneur Marts will be set up as community-owned retail outlets within the cluster level federations through enhanced and innovative financing instruments," Sitharaman said.

A 'Lakhpati Didi' is a self-help group member with an annual household income exceeding INR 100,000. The government's goal is to help the members of thse groups to become financially independent.  End

Reported by J. Navya Sruthi

Edited by Pankaj Aher

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