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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch Life Insurance Corporaton's Bima Sakhi Yojana during his visit to Panipat, Haryana, this week. The initiative is aimed at empowering women in the age bracket of 18-70 years under certain conditions. Under the scheme, women having passed Class X will receive specialised training and a stipend for the first three years to promote financial literacy and insurance awareness. Upon completing the training, the women can serve as LIC agents. Aditionally, the graduate Bima Sakhis would have the opportunity to qualify for being considered for Development Officer roles in LIC.AFter The Prime Minister will also distribute appointment certificates to prospective Bima Sakhis, according to an official statement. The PM is scheduled to visit Rajasthan and Haryana on December 9. During the visit, the PM will inaugurate the annual Rising Rajasthan Global Investment Summit besides launching the Bima Sakhi initiative. PM Modi will also lay the foundation stone of Main Campus of Maharana Pratap Horticultural University in Karnal, Haryana. He will travel to Jaipur and at around 10:30 am and inaugurate the Rising Rajasthan Global Investment Summit 2024 at Jaipur Exhibition and Convention Centre (JECC). Later, the PM will travel to Panipat, where at around 2 pm he will launch LIC’s Bima Sakhi Yojana and lay the foundation stone of the main campus of Maharana Pratap Horticultural University. Rajasthan The theme of the investment summit, to be held from December 9 to December 11, is ‘Replete, Responsible, Ready’. The event will host 12 sectoral thematic sessions on the themes of water security, sustainable mining, sustainable finance, inclusive tourism, agri-business innovations and women-led Startups among others. The main campus and six regional research stations in Maharana Pratap Horticultural University, spread over 495 acres, will be established at a cost of more than Rs 700 crore. The university will have one College of Horticulture for graduate and post-graduate studies and five schools covering 10 horticulture disciplines, and will work towards crop diversification and world class research for development of horticulture technologies. Get Latest Business News , Stock Market Updates and Videos ; Check your tax outgo through Income Tax Calculator and save money through our Personal Finance coverage. Check Business Breaking News Live on Business Twitter and Facebook . Subscribe on YouTube . None
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