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6.8 crore women in self-help groups join fight against covid-19
These women are making facemasks, running community kitchens, delivering essential supplies, sensitising peopleKudumbashree, one of the world’s largest networks of women, was the earliest to mass produce masks
2 min read4 May 2020Self-help groups to carry out social audit of flagship welfare schemes
Educated women in the rural areas associated with SHGs under NRLM to check whether welfare works were being implemented properlySocial audit started with the MGNREGS, but later the rural development ministry extended it to its all welfare schemes
1 min read13 Nov 2019Why SHGs are so popular among women
Members of SHGs derive social motivation from regular meetings, explaining its popularity among women, finds study
1 min read19 Sep 2019Budget 2019: Interest subvention programme expanded for women SHGs
For every verified woman SHG member, having a Jan Dhan Bank account, an overdraft of ₹5,000 will be allowedOne woman in every SHG will also be made eligible for a loan up to ₹1 lakh under the MUDRA scheme
1 min read5 Jul 2019Opinion | Women can change the rural landscape
Women self-help groups can bring about economic gains via joint liability and mobilization of small-scale savings
4 min read24 Sep 2018How small loans can be made cheaper
An NGO that has formed 3.9 lakh self-help groups (SHGs), through continuous innovations, is revolutionizing rural bankinghanding out small loans at a much lower interest rate than what microfinance institutions are charging
10 min read27 Nov 2017Tamil Nadu shows the way on women-centric government schemes
The women-centric government schemes have helped in making Tamil Nadu unique in state-sponsored gender empowerment
5 min read8 Sep 2017Banks need to take greater role in assisting programs like SHGs: Arun Jaitley
Finance minister Arun Jaitley urges financial institutions, including Nabard, and banks to focus on funding the unorganized sector so that employment in the sector goes up
1 min read12 Jul 2017Govt to provide loans worth Rs90,000 crore to women self-help groups
Rural development ministry plans to provide the loans to women self-help groups in the next couple of years
2 min read23 Aug 2016Railways to come out with new catering policy soon
In order to broadbase the culinary choices, the railway has decided to involve self-help groups
1 min read15 Mar 2016Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared