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What is the News?
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched ‘SonChiraiya’.
About SonChiraiya:
- SonChiraiya is a brand and logo for the marketing of urban Self-Help Group (SHG) products.
- This will help in improving visibility and global access for the products made by urban SHG women.
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) has focussed on equipping the urban poor women with adequate skills and opportunities and enabling them to promote sustainable micro-enterprises.
Click here to read about DAY-NULM
Portal for Affordable Credit and Interest Subvention Access (PAiSA):
- It is a centralized IT platform which simplifies and streamlines the release of interest subvention under the DAY-NULM.
- It offers end to end online solution for processing, payment, monitoring and tracking of interest subvention claims from banks on a monthly basis
