SBI sanctions Rs. 38 crore to women SHGs under NRLM

GUWAHATI: In order to accelerate SHG finance in the SBI in a mission mode and also to percolate the very essence of Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhijan launched by the Prime Minister to the ground level, SBI launched a programme by the name "Mahila Atmanirbharshil Aachani" (Women Self-Reliance programme) in Assam on September 18, 2020. The basic objective of the programme is to create a strong bonding with the SHG members besides extending credit linkages to the women SHGs nurtured and sponsored by NRLM, Assam for self-reliance and economic uplift. Upon launching, SBI branches of Assam sanctioned 856 SHGs sponsored by NRLM with financial outlay of Rs. 38 crore, a press release said.

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