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Create self-employment opportunities for poor families
Promised in the manifesto
Opportunities to pursue self-employment will be created for poor families.
From the manifesto: Aram (Virtue) › 2. Dignified Life and Social Security › A. People's Rights, see page 17
Where it standsFirst steps
First steps taken on 16 Jun 2026.
The government began creating self-employment opportunities by providing free sewing machines to 10 individuals.
So far
10 individuals provided with free sewing machines
Not yet seen
Wider opportunities for families beyond this initial small group have not been provided.
Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them.
Documents behind this
- 16 Jun 2026 · Press releaseDIPR press release 21975
- The government provided free sewing machines to 10 individuals.
Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.
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