One good example to understand the difference between empowerment and entitlement. Draupadi Maurya, from a remote village in Bahraich, read that apple farming is emerging as a successful unconventional practice in UP. She had the idea but no money. So she took a ₹2–3 lakh loan through Samuh Sakhi and the Community Investment Fund, self-help group schemes supported by the govt, and went ahead with her vision. Today, she earns around ₹60–70k a month from her apple and vegetable farm. Cash handouts may win votes but rarely change a household’s economic trajectory. Programs like Samuh Sakhi and CIF under NRLM build capability, organizing women into self-help groups, providing small but timely credit, and enabling sustainable incomes. UP is showing what effective policy on the ground looks like. #NariSammanUPKaAbhiman -