Union Budget

Corpus of Rashtriya Mahila Kosh to be raised to 500 crore in next five years



Posted On : 2009-07-06 03:20:58( TIMEZONE : IST )

Corpus of Rashtriya Mahila Kosh to be raised to 500 crore in next five years

The Union Finance Minister stated that the corpus of the Rashtriya Mahila Kosh would be raised to Rs. 500 crore from the exiting Rs. 100 crore, in recognition of its role as an instrument of socio-economic change and development. He said that this Kosh has been working towards the facilitation of credit support or micro finance to poor women and has developed a number of innovative schemes for their benefit.

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