CUDDALORE : As many as 1,148 self-help groups (SHGs) in Cuddalore district were awarded bank loans to the tune of Rs. 113.24 crore. Tamil Nadu Minister for Labour and Skill Development C.V. Ganesan on Tuesday distributed bank loans to the SHGs. Collector Sibi Adhithya Senthil Kumar was present on the occasion.
At an event hosted by the Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women, the Minister distributed loans to 19,540 members of various SHGs. The loans, given through the bank linkage programme, were aimed at enhancing the livelihood of women, he said.
Under the Tamil Nadu Rural Livelihood Mission, poverty alleviation initiatives through SHGs were being implemented in rural and peri-urban areas. A total of 84,854 SHGs have received ₹5,091 crore from 2021 till date, Ganesan said.
