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Odisha To Double Its Credit Linkage For Women’s Self-Help Groups This Year
Swarajya Staff
Nov 29, 2016, 08:30 PM | Updated 08:30 PM IST
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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday (29 November) said the state government will increase the credit linkage for women's Self-Help Groups (SHGs) to Rs 1,000 crore this year.
Addressing a state-level women's convention in Bhubaneswar, the chief minister said:
We have decided to increase the credit linkage from Rs 500 crore to Rs 1,000 crore for the SHGs this year. It will help in increasing the socio-economic condition of the women.
Patnaik said the government has set a target to double the income of the women's SHGs, adding that the government is providing loan at 1 per cent interest to the women's SHGs in the state.
Describing the Mission Shakti programme a success, he said the scheme has included over 50 lakh women and it has brought changes in the life of people in villages.
With inputs from IANS
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