SCHEMES BY NCDC FOR WOMEN COOPERATIVES

India, March 25 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), is implementing the following two schemes exclusively for women cooperatives:

Swayamshakti Sahakar Yojna - The objectives of this scheme are to facilitate access to the affordable, cost-effective and reliable financial services to the poor, to facilitate women Self Help Groups (SHGs) to access adequate bank credit to undertake the common/collective socio-economic activities and to promote sustainable livelihood. Under this scheme, Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS), District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCBs), State Cooperative Banks (StCBs) and SHGs Federated Cooperatives/Cooperative Federations are ...