Govt Schemes and Programs

Name of Scheme

Mahila Samriddhi Yojana

Type of Scheme

Micro finance, loan

Sector

Finance

Name of Ministry

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

About the Scheme

To provide Micro Finance to women Self Help Groups (SHGs) belonging to the target group(NBCFDC, n.d.).

Benefits Under the Scheme

Maximum loan per beneficiary is Rs. 50,000 and maximum number of members per SHG is 20.

Eligibility Criteria

Women belonging to the Backward Classes as notified by Central / State Govt. from time to time and living below double the poverty line (i.e. annual family income of the beneficiary should be less than Rs.1,20,000/- p.a. in urban areas and Rs.98, 000/- p.a. in rural areas(NBCFDC, n.d.). The pattern of finance is NBCFDC loan 95% and SCA/beneficiary contribution is 5%. The rate of interest from NBCFDC to SCA is 1% per annum and SCA to beneficiary is 4% per annum. Loan is to be repaid in quarterly instalments within 48 months (including the moratorium period of six months on the recovery of principal)(NBCFDC, n,d.).

Concerned Agency Institutions

National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation. The scheme is to be implemented through SCAs in rural and urban areas by way of financing the women beneficiaries either directly or through Self-Help-Groups (SHGs)(NBCFDC, n.d.)

Name Of Person

Gopal Meena

Designation

District magistrate

Address

5th Floor, NCUI Building, 3, Siri Institutional Area, August Kranti Marg, New Delhi-110016

Email

national: nbcfdc@del3.vsnl.net.in local: dm-madhepura-bih@nic.in

Phone

National: 011-26511027/ 011-26511028, Local: 9473191353

Fax

011-26850086

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Additional Information

Further details and application for the loan has to be at the district level at the office of the district collector