BENEFICIARIES FINANCED BY NSFDC

National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) provided loan to Scheduled Castes persons having annual family income upto Rs.3.00 lakh under its credit based schemes for various economic activities under Agriculture and Allied, Small Industries and Services including Transport sector. Further, NSFDC also provides loan for pursuing higher education and vocational education and training. NSFDC has disbursed Rs.7,339.84 crore for 14.85 lakh beneficiaries (credit based Schemes) as on 28.02.2023, belonging to Scheduled Caste since inception i.e. February, 1989.

National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) has been implementing Credit Based Schemes through its State Channelizing Agencies (SCAs)/Channelizing Agencies (CAs) at concessional interest rates for Scheduled Caste target group having Annual Family Income up to Rs.3 lakh in all the States/UTs of India (PAN India) including West Bengal and Rs.516.44 Crore has been disbursed to 3,83,179 beneficiaries as on 28.02.2023, in the State of West Bengal.

This information was given by Minister of state for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri A. Narayanaswamy in the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today.

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