The Pioneer 07.06.2013
Rs 6.78 cr loan given to over 2,000 women SHGs
On the direction of women empowerment, the Chhattisgarh Mahila Kosh is being run to provide loan on easy terms to women self help groups. Under the scheme the self help groups will be given loan amount of minimum four and maximum 10 times of their savings amount or maximum Rs 25,000 for the first time. On successful refund of loan given at first time, they would be given Rs 50,000 loan for the 2nd time.
Woman and child development department officers said that during the year 2012-13, Rs 6,78,50,000 loan had been distributed to the women self help groups in 2,970 cases. With this loan amount the women self help groups carry out income-oriented works like preparation of burry, pappad, achar, masala, dalia, murabba, Chhattisgarhi vyanjan, sanitary and phenyl, textile shops, got rearing, fisheries, Kosa krimi palan, lac cultivation, mushroom production, crafts works on bamboo etc.
They said, under the Chhattisgarh Mahila Kosh loan scheme, for the first time Rs 3,68,30,000 loan had been distributed to 2,244 women self help groups and on the second time Rs 3,10,20,000 had been given to 726 groups.
The officers said that in North Bastar (Kanker) district loan Rs 32.40 lakh was given to 87 women self help groups. Similarly, Rs 11.70 lakh has been given to 86 groups in Mahasamund district, Rs 23.15 lakh to 123 groups in Kabirdham district, Rs 48.05 lakh 193 groups in Durg district, Rs 29.60 lakh to 111 groups in Korba district, Rs 46.75 to 140 cases in Bilaspur district and Rs 1.60 lakh to 56 groups in Jashpur district.
Similarly, Rs 17.85 lakh loan has been given for 100 cases in Korea district, Rs 31.85 lakh for 100 cases in Dhamtari district, Rs 91.50 lakh for 237 cases in Janjgir-Champa district, Rs.9.75 lakh for 31 cases in Surguja district, Rs 1.14 lakh for 254 cases in Raipur district, Rs 45.45 lakh for 653 cases in Rajnandgaon district, Rs 25.10 lakh for 135 cases in Bastar district, Rs 14.50 lakh for 57 cases in South Bastar (Dantewada) district, Rs 39.50 lakh for 161 cases in Raigarh district, Rs 2.20 lakh for 22 cases in Bijapur district, Rs 7.00 lakh for 23 cases in Mungeli district, Rs 10.50 lakh for 30 cases in Balodabazar district, Rs 11.75 lakh for 70 cases in Gariaband district and Rs 13.20 lakh for 60 cases in Bemetra district.
