By: ABP News Bureau | Updated at : 03 Apr 2023 12:15 PM (IST)
Mahila Samman Savings Certificate scheme has been launched across 1.59 post offices in India. (Representational Image) ( Image Source : Getty Images )
New Delhi: The Mahila Samman Savings Scheme 2023 has been launched by the Centre in 1.59 lakh post offices across the country after the Ministry of Finance issued a gazette notification. The scheme was announced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during her 2023-24 Budget speech in the Parliament.
The move was lauded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who said the scheme was the “best example” to portray his government’s commitment towards women empowerment.
“Our government is committed to the respect and empowerment of women and ‘Mahila Samman Bachat Patra’ is the best example of this,” he said in a tweet.
महिलाओं के सम्मान और सशक्तिकरण के लिए हमारी सरकार प्रतिबद्ध है और ‘‘महिला सम्मान बचत पत्र’’ इसका बेहतरीन उदाहरण है। https://t.co/ixzvvBIkfi https://t.co/xTbrNQdv6P
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 3, 2023
"These measures will immensely benefit the post office small savings customers and attract more investment in these schemes through post offices, especially in rural areas and amongst girls, women, farmers, artisans, senior citizens, factory workers, government employees, small traders and other sections of the society," said the Ministry of Communications in its press release.
They will get better return on their investment in small savings schemes, it added.
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