Dairy Push Turns 5,209 Rural Women into 'Lakhpati Didis'

The Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihood Mission (UPSRLM) is empowering 28,853 women in the state by connecting them with a milk producer company, helping them achieve financial self-reliance, according to a press communique from government on Tuesday.

- HT Correspondent

VARANASI: The Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihood Mission (UPSRLM) is empowering 28,853 women in the state by connecting them with a milk producer company, helping them achieve financial self-reliance, according to a press communique from government on Tuesday.

The statement adds that the success of Vinita, a resident of Prasiddhi village in Tarawa Gram Panchayat, Sonbhadra, stands as a testament to this initiative, the statement added.

Vinita, a graduate, bore the financial responsibility of her 14-member family. Although she owned 10-12 cows and sold milk to private dairies, her hard work yielded minimal returns. "We never received a fair price or timely payment," she recalls. "Despite working tirelessly, meeting even basic household needs was a struggle, and educating my children seemed like a far-off dream."