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Women’s cooperative societies in Rajasthan are expected to get a boost

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Women’s cooperative societies in Rajasthan will get loans for dairy and animal husbandry works at 5.50% interest rate from cooperative land development banks.
The State government intends to bring one million women within the purview of cooperative sector.
Under the State government’s Sahakaar Mahila Kalyan Yojana, cooperative loans worth Rs. 200 crore will be disbursed to women
It was also affirmed that the existing rules and regulations would be changed if they create difficulty in achieving the targets.
The initiative is expected to make thousands of women self-sufficient and provide new avenues for development of rural areas.