Lok Sabha Question No. 2391 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-09
Subject: Empowerment of Women through Self Help Groups
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2391 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2018

## EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN THROUGH SELF HELP GROUPS

## 2391 SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state

- (a) the details of various plans and schemes being implemented by the Government for women empowerment  through Self Help Groups (SHGs) along with allocation and utilization of funds thereunder during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise; the allocation and utilisation of funds under such schemes during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has any proposal to involve SHGs in implementing all the social  development  programmes,  besides  carrying  out  manufacturing  and  trading activities to achieve maximum possible success; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) to  (c)  In  the  Ministry  of  Women  &  Child  Development,  Rashtriya  Mahila  Kosh (RMK), a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, is  an apex micro-finance organization to provide micro-credit at concessional rate of interest to women Self Help Groups(SHGs) or individual  women (the ultimate beneficiaries) through  Intermediary  Micro-financing  Organizations  (IMOs)  /Non-Governmental Organisations  (NGOs)  /  Voluntary  Organisations  (VOs)  for  various  livelihood support and income generating activities.

However,  RMK  is  engaged  with  the  SHGs  and  NGOs  only  for  the  limited purpose of rendering loan.

State/UT- wise funds disbursed during last three years and the current year is placed at Annexure .

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2391  REGARDING 'EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN THROUGH SELF HELP GROUPS' FOR 09.03.2018 RAISED BY SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL.

The details of disbursed these during each of the last three years and current year, State/UTwise .

2014-15

## (Amount  Rs. In lakh)

2015-16*

| State       |   Amount Released |
|-------------|-------------------|
| Bihar       |              25   |
| J&K         |              35   |
| Jharkhand   |              49.5 |
| Karnataka   |               7.5 |
| Rajasthan   |              10   |
| Tamil Nadu  |             142   |
| West Bengal |              65   |
| TOTAL       |             334   |

Nil

2016-17*

## (Amount  Rs. In lakh)

-

| State       | Amount Released   |
|-------------|-------------------|
| West Bengal | 55.00             |
|             | -                 |
| TOTAL       | 55.00             |

*(The loan guideline of RMK was under revision)

## 2017-18 Till (06/03/2018)

## (Amount  Rs. In lakh)

| State           |   Amount Released |
|-----------------|-------------------|
| 1. Assam        |              25   |
| 2. Maharashtra  |              10   |
| 3.Rajasthan     |              19   |
| 4.Uttar Pradesh |              27.5 |
| TOTAL           |              81.5 |