What is SHE-LEAPS?

SHE-LEAPS (Self-Help Entrepreneur–Livelihoods and Enterprise Application for Prosperity and Sustainability) is a digital platform designed to empower women associated with Self-Help Groups (SHGs) across rural India.

• It was launched on 29 June 2026 by the Ministry of Rural Development during the Rashtriya Gramin Vikas Sammelan held in New Delhi.

• The application has been developed by the Digital India Corporation.
• It is implemented under the LokOS platform.

• LokOS is a digital platform that captures and manages the activities of Community-Based Organisations (CBOs) across India, including:
  • Self-Help Groups (SHGs)
  • Village Organisations (VOs)
  • Cluster Level Federations (CLFs)
• SHE-LEAPS digitises: Member records, Financial transactions, Livelihood records, and Convergence initiatives.

Objectives of SHE-LEAPS

• Empower rural women entrepreneurs associated with SHGs.
• Promote livelihood generation and enterprise development.
• Strengthen women-led rural enterprises.
• Integrate rural producers with formal value chains.
• Enhance financial inclusion of SHG households.
• Enable data-driven rural entrepreneurship and policymaking.

Key Features

• Provides a unified digital platform for enterprise creation, enterprise performance tracking and livelihood monitoring.
• Supports both farm-based enterprises and non-farm rural enterprises.
• Captures real-time enterprise data, improving:
  • Monitoring and evaluation.
  • Visibility of rural economic activities.
  • Evidence-based decision-making at local and national levels.

Coverage

• The platform will be implemented across 34 States and Union Territories.
• It will support the State Rural Livelihood Missions (SRLMs) in implementing and monitoring rural enterprise development programmes.

Source: PIB

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