PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 9 -- More than 2,000 women associated with 200 self-help groups (SHGs) in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj district will get a livelihood boost through the nine-day 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign, under which they have been tasked with preparing over five lakh national flags for the Independence Day celebrations.

The campaign, formally launched with a Tiranga Yatra from Shaheed Chandra Shekhar Azad Park here on Sunday and will continue till August 17, seeks to combine the spirit of patriotism with women-led enterprise, with SHG members from both urban and rural areas involved in the production and supply of the Tricolour, said district officials.

Shama Singh, Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihoods Mission (UPSRLM) deputy ...