SHE-Mart Platform for Women Entrepreneurs

The Finance Minister announces SHE-Mart as a new platform for women entrepreneurs.SHE (Self-help Entrepreneur) Marts are planned as community-owned retail outlets within cluster-level federations, backed by enhanced and innovative finance instruments. The proposal provides for better market access and branding for women entrepreneurs and comprises strengthening grassroots institutions such as self-help groups (SHGs).

SHE-Mart (Self-help Entrepreneur) Marts & Lakhpati Didi Programme:

Dimension	Key Details
Nature of SHE Marts	Provides for community-owned retail outlets.
Institutional location	Applies to being set up within cluster-level federations.
Financing support	Enhanced and innovative finance instruments.
Intended support to women entrepreneurs	Better market access, branding opportunities, and sustainable income avenues.
Grassroots institutions	Strengthening grassroots institutions such as self-help groups (SHGs).
SHE Marts: enumerated functions	Permanent retail points for SHG-made goods; improves direct market access; supports value-added and processed products; provides for backing by enhanced and innovative financing instruments.
Announcement	Announced by the Prime Minister in his Independence Day speech on August 15, 2023.
Nodal ministry	Governed by the Ministry of Rural Development.
Beneficiary category	Applies to rural women who are members of self-help groups (SHGs).
Income threshold	Steady income of at least Rs 1 lakh a year.
Training domains	Training in plumbing, LED bulb making, drone operation and repair, and tailoring and weaving.
Post-training support	Provides for opportunities to earn income using their skills after completing training.
Target	Provides for training two crore women.