Women will get loan up to Rs 10 lakh
Bihar News: Under the leadership of CM Nitish Kumar, Bihar Government is going to take another historic step towards making rural women self-reliant. Bihar Government has decided that ‘Jeevika Bank’ will be opened for Jeevika Didis in all the Panchayats of Bihar. The objective of this initiative is to provide easy and accessible loan facilities for self-employment to women associated with self-help groups, so that they can become financially empowered. Read the full news…
Rural Development Minister Shravan Kumar, during the inauguration of the livelihood fair organized in Daulatpur of Hajipur block, said that CM Nitish Kumar thinks that only economically empowered women can lay the foundation of a strong rural economy. Under this thinking, a separate banking system is being developed for Jeevika Didis at every Panchayat level.
Under the scheme, women associated with Jeevika group will initially be able to take a loan of up to Rs 2 lakh, which will later be increased to Rs 10 lakh. Under the guidance of CM Nitish Kumar, it is being ensured that women do not have to wander here and there for loans and they get all the facilities at the Panchayat level itself.
The aim of the government is that women’s dreams should not remain unfulfilled due to lack of capital. Through Jeevika Bank, women will be able to progress easily in sectors like dairy, agro-based industries, tailoring, food processing and small business. Easy banking process will give new impetus to entrepreneurship among rural women.
Jeevika Yojana, which started with the visionary thinking of CM Nitish Kumar, is today included among the most successful women empowerment schemes of Bihar. This scheme, once started with the help of the World Bank for poverty alleviation, has today become the identity of the state. At present, about 1 crore 40 lakh Jeevika Didis are actively engaged in self-employment in Bihar.
The Rural Development Minister said that Jeevika Didis were initially given an assistance of Rs 10,000, due to which they started working on a small scale. Today the same women are in a position to build big businesses. With the establishment of Jeevika Bank, this progress will be further accelerated, as timely and adequate financial assistance will be available.
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This initiative of CM Nitish Kumar will create new employment opportunities in villages, reduce migration and strengthen local markets. The government believes that when village women become economically empowered, it will have a positive impact on the entire society. Jeevika Bank is not just a loan system, but a powerful concept of rural development, in which women will be the main axis of development.
According to the Rural Development Department, this initiative can change the picture of the villages of Bihar in the coming times. With the availability of banking facilities and big loans at the Panchayat level, Jeevika Didis will establish themselves not only as beneficiaries but also as strong entrepreneurs. Under the leadership of CM Nitish Kumar, this scheme is an important step towards taking Bihar to a new height in the field of women empowerment.