Solar Charkha Mission Objectives
- Inclusive growth: The purpose of the solar charkha mission is to increase inclusion by hiring women and youth.
- Sustainable Development: usage of solar charkhas aims to promote rural sustainable development.
- Rural Economic Development: The group of villages will act as clusters, and the objective will aim to boost the rural economy through employment generation.
- Arresting Migration: It aims to control migration from regions to cities. According to the 2011 census, 37 percent of Indians are internal migrants.
- Encourage the use of low-cost and innovative technology.
Solar Charkha Mission
Solar Charkha Mission requires the establishment of Solar Charkha Clusters, which would include a central community and neighboring villages within an 8 to 10-kilometre radius. Further, such a cluster will benefit 200 to 2042 people (spinners, weavers, stitches, and other skilled artisans). Each spinner will be given two charkhas, each with ten spindles. On average, such a cluster is expected to have around 1000 charkhas. A full-capacity cluster will directly employ 2042 artisans. The Indian government has approved 50 such clusters with a budget of 550 crores for 2018-19 and 2019-20. The Scheme is expected to generate over one lakh direct jobs in the approved Fifty (50) Clusters.