New Delhi | The government is planning skill development training for two crore women under the 'Lakhpati Didi' scheme that aims to encourage them to start micro-enterprises, a senior official said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day speech on Tuesday, said, "It is my dream to make two crore lakhpati didis in villages".

"When you go to a village, you will find 'bank-wali didi, Anganwadi didi and dawai-wali (medicine) didi. It is my dream to make two crore lakhpati didis in villages," he said.