Announcement of Mahila Samman Saving Certificate with a fixed interest rate of 7.5 % for 2 years which can be made in the name of a woman or a girl child withpartial withdrawal facility as well will definitely mobilise & encourage savings amongst women.
Also for the economic empowerment of women under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National Rural Livelihood Mission, 81 lakh self-help groups will be created by mobilising rural women which will enable these groups to reach the next stage of economic empowerment through the formation of large producer enterprises .
Financial assistance of more than Rs 2.25 lakh crore has been provided to small farmers under PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi & about 3 crore women farmers have been provided Rs 54,000 crore under the scheme which gives more weightage to women farmers boosting agri & related sectors.
