Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has targeted to form
2,632 Self Help Groups (SHGs) during this year. It wants to involve SHGs
to create awareness on sanitation, segregation, house-to-house garbage
collection and also to coordinate these groups with auto trolley drivers
and sanitary field assistants in ensuring proper disposal and transport
to transfer stations.

Commissioner B. Janardhan Reddy said bank
linkage of Rs. 10 lakh each would be provided to about 11 groups which
have already cleared loans by August 15.

There
was also a proposal to start another five night shelters in addition to
the existing 12 with SHGs assistance. The civic body was keen on
strengthening the existing Urban Community Development (UCD) wing and
last year 12,082 SHGs were processed with Rs. 298 crore loans through
bank linkage. Close to 8,823 beneficiaries for single women pensions
were identified and 25 sites for community toilets would be built, the
Commissioner said.