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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 2020
Budget 2019

Budget 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 2019
Opinion

Opinion | 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 2018
Politics

Tamil 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 2017
Politics

Govt 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 2016

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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

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