India, IFAD launch new programme to strengthen rural economyIndia has teamed up with the International Fund for Agricultural Development to introduce a transformative eight-year program, slated for 2...
12 May, 2026, 11.06 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Polls: Focus on Vijay's poll promises; TVK assured 8 gm gold for womenActor Vijay's new party TVK is poised to lead in Tamil Nadu elections. His manifesto includes significant promises like gold for marriages ...
04 May, 2026, 07.36 PM IST
TN polls: Vijay announces Rs 2,500 monthly assistance, 8 gm gold for womenTVK chief Vijay unveiled his party's manifesto for the upcoming Assembly polls, pledging Rs 2,500 monthly aid for women and 8 grams of gold...
16 Apr, 2026, 06.33 PM IST
Telangana govt to empower women SHGs, aims to make 1 cr 'crorepatis'Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy has announced a support initiative for women SHGs, facilitating the establishment of rice mills and other faci...
09 Mar, 2025, 10.35 AM IST
I-Day speech: PM Modi announces agri-drones for women self-help groupsAs per the plan, the recipients will also be given training to fly and repair the unmanned aerial vehicles. "We will train women in SHGs to...
15 Aug, 2023, 11.03 PM IST
Rural development ministry inks pact with Patanjali for marketing of women SHGs productsPatanjali will do co-branding of the products made by women SHGs, market them at its stores and thorough its networks of dealers and will a...
02 Nov, 2022, 09.41 PM IST
Centre launches initiative for women associated with SHGs to earn Rs 1 lakh per year"The focus will be on diversifying livelihood activities at the household level to realise the goal of an annual income Rs 1 lakh," the min...
30 Oct, 2021, 04.24 PM IST
Himachal's handlooms, organic fruits, honey to be available on e-commerce platformsHimachal Pradesh's Rural Development Minister Virender Kanwar said the state government is planning to facilitate 2.80 lakh women belonging...
19 Sep, 2021, 12.34 PM IST
SBI starts women self-reliance programme in AssamSBI stated that women SHGs are very active and credit worthy in rural areas of Assam as it relies on social collateral rather than on finan...
19 Sep, 2020, 11.39 PM IST
Soft loans for women to run public transportThe Centre is working on a scheme to provide interest-free loan to women's SHGs to enable them to buy vehicles and hire drivers.
09 Jun, 2017, 11.14 AM IST
Provide loans to women SHGs at 7%: RBI to banksThis subvention will be available to all the banks on the condition that they make SHG credit available at 7 per cent annually in the 250 d...
25 Aug, 2016, 10.51 PM IST
RBI asks banks to extend loans to women SHGs at 7 per cent rateThe commercial banks and cooperative banks will lend to all the women SHGs in rural areas at the rate of 7 per cent in the 150 districts.
21 Jan, 2016, 09.17 PM IST
Bihar has done better than Narendra Modi's Gujrat on women's SHGs: Jairam RameshRural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh today attacked the Narendra Modi government in Gujarat for the dismal performance of women self he...
03 Feb, 2014, 10.08 PM IST
Women's self-help groups will get cheaper loans at 7% under NRLM"Under the current plan, the total expenditure in the current year will be around Rs 1,650 cr, of which Rs 1,400 cr will be borne by the ce...
07 May, 2013, 04.51 AM IST
- Chhattisgarh government reduces interest rate on loan for women SHGs
Chhattisgarh government has reduced the rate of interest on business loans given to women self-help groups (SHGs) from 6.5 per cent to 3 pe...
16 Apr, 2013, 06.06 PM IST
- Women SHGs to avail loan at 7 per cent from next year: Jairam Ramesh
Ramesh said the SHGs could take the opportunity to act as franchise for 'Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme' to ensure that the cash is reachin...
15 Dec, 2012, 10.26 PM IST
- Indian Bank to launch exclusive facility for women
Indian Bank is set to launch its special 'Micro State Branch' here exclusively for women Self Help Group (SHG) members and other women cust...
08 Aug, 2008, 02.37 PM IST