Women Empowerment Programme

Women Empowerment Programme

The objective of this program is to empower the vulnerable women through implementing micro-finance, micro enterprise and capacity building programmes

•    Target group – Women (below poverty line and socially disadvantaged).
•    Supported by Government, Cooperative Societies, Nationalized Banks
        and other network partners.
•    Total Number of Beneficiaries – @10,000 women.
•    Inputs provided: support in availing loans from banks, skill trainings,
        other linkages for income generation programmes.
•    Major Achievements:
  •           Around 510 SHGs formed in the target area, and 40 federations
                  formed at panchayat level.
  •           1300 members in 40 batches have been trained on
                   Entrepreneurship Development Programmes.
  •           400 members in 11 batches have been given skill training on
                   durkey rearing, soft toys making, palm products, bakery items,
                   cell phone mechanism, manufacturing of home appliance,
                   tailoring & embroidery, screen printing etc.
  •           Average total savings per each group – Rs 24,000
  •           Total loan amount mobilized from cooperatives and banks for
                   SHGs – 5 crores.
  •           The SHGs has been maintaining a repayment rate of 99%
                  during the years.
  •           495 SHGs have been rated as grade "A" by both Tamil Nadu
                  Mahalir Thittam and Nationalised Banks.
  •           Two block level exhibitions conducted to promote marketing
                  of SHGs products.