NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, SEPT 13
The Gujarat government on Sunday said it will launch a special scheme to provide interest-free loans to promote self-employment among women in the time of COVID-19 pandemic on September 17, the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
યશસ્વી પ્રધાનમંત્રી શ્રી @narendramodi જી ના 70માં જન્મદિવસ પ્રસંગે ‘સેવા સપ્તાહ’ (14 થી 20 સપ્ટેમ્બર)માં આપણે સૌ સેવાકીય કાર્યોમાં જોડાઈને સેવાની અવિરત ધૂણી ધખાવીએ. pic.twitter.com/JOspAjGT5S
— BJP Gujarat (@BJP4Gujarat) September 13, 2020
Under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Kalyan Scheme (MMKS), loans of Rs one lakh will be given to women self-help groups (SHGs) each comprising 10 members, an official release said.
The state government will bear the interest burden on loans, it said.
ગુજરાતની મહિલા શકિતને આત્મનિર્ભર અને સ્વાવલંબી બનાવવા કટિબદ્ધ રૂપાણી સરકાર
👉રાજ્યની 10 લાખ થી વધુ માતા-બહેનોને પોતાનો નાનો મોટો વ્યવસાય, ગૃહ ઉદ્યોગ, વેપાર શરૂ કરવા અપાશે 0% વ્યાજે લોન ધિરાણ
👉1 લાખ મહિલા જૂથની કુલ 10 લાખ માતા-બહેનોને મળશે મુખ્યમંત્રી મહિલા ઉત્કર્ષ યોજનાનો લાભ pic.twitter.com/OpqURd1Lr3
— BJP Gujarat (@BJP4Gujarat) September 13, 2020
A total of one lakh such SHGs – 50,000 each in rural and urban areas – will be granted loans under the scheme, it said.
“The Gujarat government has decided to introduce a scheme to provide loan sans interest to women to make them self-employed. The scheme will help women to become self-reliant and will enable them to help their families to cope with finances in the time of coronavirus pandemic,” the release said.
In rural areas of the state, the MMKS will be implemented by the Gujarat Livelihood Promotion Company, while the Gujarat Urban Livelihood Mission will implement it in urban areas.
“This scheme will help women to start their own small business from their homes,” the government said, adding that it will soon sign MoUs with banks and other lenders.
