What is SHE-LEAPS?
SHE-LEAPS stands for Self-Help Entrepreneur-Livelihoods and Enterprise Application for Prosperity and Sustainability. It is a digital platform designed to empower women-led SHG (Self Help Group) enterprises across rural India.
Launch Details
- Event: Rashtriya Gramin Vikas Sammelan held in New Delhi
- Theme: 'Gramodaya Se Rashtrodaya'
- Vision Alignment: Supports "Viksit Gram - Viksit Bharat"
Development and Implementation
- Developed by: Digital India Corporation (DIC)
- Implemented under: LokOS - a digital system that captures activities of Community-Based Organisations (CBOs)
- Target CBOs:
- Self Help Groups (SHGs)
- Village Organisations
- Cluster Level Federations
Key Objectives
- Empower rural SHG women entrepreneurs
- Create and strengthen women-led enterprises
- Integrate rural producers with formal value chains
- Enhance financial inclusion of SHG households
- Enable data-driven rural entrepreneurship
- Support better planning and decision-making
Implementation Structure
- Coverage: 34 States and Union Territories (UTs)
- Partner Agencies: State Rural Livelihood Missions (SRLMs)
- Features:
- Real-time enterprise data capture
- Tracking livelihood journeys
- Improved monitoring
- Better planning support
Linkage with Lakhpati Didi Mission
SHE-LEAPS will strengthen the Lakhpati Didi Mission by:
- Enabling end-to-end tracking of income growth
- Monitoring enterprise performance
- Target expansion: From 3 crore to 6 crore women
Significance
- Combines digital infrastructure with entrepreneurship and women's empowerment
- Supports enterprise expansion
- Strengthens financial inclusion
- Contributes to inclusive, sustainable, and women-led rural economic transformation
Constitutional/Policy Context
- Aligns with Digital India initiative
- Supports SHG movement in India
- Linked to National Rural Livelihood Mission framework
- Promotes women empowerment as envisioned under various welfare schemes