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Scheme for Women Cooperatives

Scheme for Women Cooperatives

(Rs. in crore)

(Rs. in Crore)

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

 

 

NCDC has disbursed total financial assistance of Rs.3504.4 crore to women cooperatives during the last three years as under:

Year

2022-23

2023-24

2024-25

Total

Amount

1437.24

711.55

1355.61

3504.4

State wise list of disbursement is at Annexure I.

Details of the financial assistance disbursed by NCDC to the women cooperatives for infrastructure projects are as under:

S.No.

Financial Year

Amount

1.

2022-23

1.101

2.

2023-24

1.179

3.

2024-25

0.08948

4.

Total

2.36948

 

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ANNEXURE I

 

Amount Disbursed to Women Cooperatives by NCDC in Last 3 Years

(Rs. in crore)

S. No

State

2022-23

2023-24

2024-25

Total

1

Andhra Pradesh

1385.24

700.00

1100.00

3185.24

2

Bihar

0.01

0.03

0.00

0.04

3

Gujarat

0.50

0.26

0.00

0.76

4

Haryana

0.86

0.00

0.00

0.86

5

Jharkhand

0.01

0.00

0.03

0.04

6

Karnataka

0.20

0.00

0.00

0.20

7

Kerala

0.03

0.00

0.00

0.03

8

Madhya Pradesh

0.08

0.19

0.32

0.59

9

Maharashtra

0.25

10.00

10.00

20.25

10

Odisha

0.00

0.00

0.20

0.20

11

Rajasthan

0.00

0.44

0.00

0.44

12

Tamil Nadu

0.06

0.58

0.00

0.64

13

Telangana

50.00

0.05

245.06

295.11

 

Total

1437.24

711.55

1355.61

3504.40

 

This was stated by the Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah in a written reply to a question in the Rajya  Sabha.

 

    1. 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 eligible for loan from NCDC.