Self Help Groups (SHGs) of women in Haryana will no longer be required to pay the interest on bank loan till the income of each member of a SHG does not reach rupees one lakh per annum.
Announcing this on Saturday, Haryana Chief Minister (CM), Manohar Lal Khattar, who celebrated his birthday on Saturday, said this relief to the women members of SHGs will be given to all SHGs set up under the Deen Dayal Antyodya-National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) in the state.
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He also announced that three SHGs from each district securing first, second and third positions would be awarded every year with cash prize of Rs One Lakh, Rs 50,000 and Rs 25,000 on the basis of their annual income. These announcements would be implemented from today onward, he added.
The CM was addressing the State Level function of Aajeevika Evam Kaushal Vikas Diwas organised by Haryana State Rural Livelihood Mission at Panchkula on Saturday.
While thanking the members of SHGs for their greetings on his birthday, Khattar said besides the infrastructure development, the state government has also made efforts towards the intellectual development of people so that they could become self-relient and also fulfill all necessary requirements of their families.
It was a matter of pride that lakhs of families in the state are working with the SHGs and also made it part of their livelihood. He said that merely getting degree is not enough and to get employment, skill development is necessary.
Keeping this in view, the state government has set up a Skill Development Mission and also established a Skill Development University, which is the first-of-its-kind university in the country. The University is offering several courses to improve the skill of the youth so as to make them employable.
