Endowing a great move, Haryana to bear loan interest of women belonging to Self Help groups

Chandigarh, May 7: In a major relief to the members of self help group for women in the Deen Dayal Antyodya scheme, the Haryana government has decided that it will bear the loan interest on bank loans taken by these groups. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced that they would repay the bank loans till the income of each member of that group reaches Rs one lakh per annum.

He also announced that three SHGs from each district in the state securing first, second and third positions would be awarded every year with a cash prize of Rs one lakh, Rs 50,000 and Rs 25,000 on the basis of their annual income.

 

Attending the state-level function of Aajeevika Evam Kaushal Vikas Diwas organised by Haryana State Rural Livelihood Mission, he said that these bearing of the loan has already been implemented. Khattar said Aajeevika Evam Kaushal Vikas is a part of Gram Swaraj Yojna implemented in the country for systematic development of villages.

He further said that the ‘Gram Swaraj Abhiyaan’ which was launched by the state government on the occasion of Dr B R Ambedkar’s birth anniversary on April 14. Under this, a number of programmes were organised at district, block and tehsil levels to apprise the people about various welfare schemes of the centre and state governments.

The chief minister said, “There are 15,000 women SHGs in the state and our aim is to make them entrepreneurs.”

It was a matter of pride that lakhs of families in the state are working with SHGs, he said merely getting a degree is not enough as skill development is also necessary to get job.

Empowering women of the self help group will eventually help them achieve the deeds of success and lead them to a path of development and progress.