This Maharashtra Day celebrate the inspiring journey of a woman entrepreneur transforming rural livelihoods

Mumbai: Through the ‘Lakhpati Didi’ initiative, Sumitra Kalyan Chavan from Mulewadi village in Ahmednagar district emerges as a role model for women across the state When Sumitra Kalyan Chavan, fondly known as Sumitra Tai, got married and moved to Mulewadi in Ahmednagar district, her new life began in a cramped 100-square-foot rented tin shed. She shared this small space with her husband, father-in-law, and brother-in-law. As the only woman in the household, she managed daily expenses with the help of her husband’s modest tailoring enterprise. In 2006 Transform Rural India…

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Call to Acknowledge Taxpayers Alongside Caste Census

Lucknow — Welcoming the Modi government’s decision to conduct a caste-based census, Manish Khemka, Chairman of the Global Taxpayers Trust, has urged the government to simultaneously assess the contribution of hardworking taxpayers in nation-building. He emphasized that these contributors deserve priority access to essential services, security, dignity, and rightful recognition. Reiterating his long-standing demand, Khemka said, “If the principle is ‘the greater the population, the greater the share’, then what is wrong in demanding ‘the greater the contribution to national development, the greater the share’?” He called for a healthy and…

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