<p>Speaking to reporters here on Monday, she said the proposal for setting up the bank is in its initial stage and will take at least two to three months to complete the formalities. <br /><br />All the loan schemes of the Corporation will be disbursed through the Bank once it is started. The initial capital would be within Rs five crore. “We have already written letter to the state government in this regard. Depending on the success of the bank in Dakshina Kannada, it would be extended to all the districts of the state. The initial capital would be Rs 100,” she added. <br /><br />‘Jeevan Sathi’<br />She said the Corporation has launched ‘Jeevan Sathi’, a scheme under which financial aid ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 5,000 a day will be extended to women street vendors at the rate of two per cent interest. <br /><br />The scheme will be soon introduced in Gadag, Mysore and Shimoga districts. The scheme will be extended to all districts in phases. <br /><br />The women street vendors were now paying exorbitant rates of interest to private financers. In most places, women traders were paying interest of Rs 200 to Rs 300 per day for a loan of Rs 1,000. <br /><br />The Corporation has earmarked Rs two crore for this pilot project. The loan will be disbursed by the Stree Shakthi Federation. <br /><br />Loan for handicapped<br />Bharadwaj said the handicapped persons (male and female) would be given monetary assistance of up to Rs six lakh to set up small-scale industries. In Dakshina Kannada district, the authorities have received about 16 applications, of which, 13 has been okayed and sent to the State Committee for approval. <br /><br />She said that the Corporation is planning to organise buyers and sellers mela to provide link to the buyers soon. Under Udyogini scheme, Self-Help Groups will be loan upto Rs five lakh. In Dakshina Kannada, 15 applications have been received. Under the scheme, women are given loan at the rate of six per cent interest. <br /><br />She said that the Corporation’s Resource Centre was running Women employment guidance centre to provide employment guidance to the women. The Women Employment Guidance Centre in Dakshina Kannada was inaugurated in Mangalore on Monday. The centre will be functioning in the office of Women and Child Welfare department in Mangalore and will have two councillors. <br /><br />Bharadwaj said that she has been staying in villages with one poor family for a day. “I completed village stay in 14 villages in 14 districts so far. On Monday, I will be staying in the house of one Bindu in Aryappu village of Puttur taluk”.<br /><br />“During village stay, I have been holding Mahila Grama sabhe with the officials from the taluk-level, district-level and the SHG members. So far, 33 grama sabhe has been organised in the state.” “Through these meetings I try to motivate women and girls who are in villages,” she said.<br /><br />Exclusive market place<br />The Karnataka State Women Development Corporation is planning to set up an exclusive marketing place to provide marketing facilities to the products produced by SHG. The land has been identified near Big Bazaar in Mangalore. <br /></p>
<p>Speaking to reporters here on Monday, she said the proposal for setting up the bank is in its initial stage and will take at least two to three months to complete the formalities. <br /><br />All the loan schemes of the Corporation will be disbursed through the Bank once it is started. The initial capital would be within Rs five crore. “We have already written letter to the state government in this regard. Depending on the success of the bank in Dakshina Kannada, it would be extended to all the districts of the state. The initial capital would be Rs 100,” she added. <br /><br />‘Jeevan Sathi’<br />She said the Corporation has launched ‘Jeevan Sathi’, a scheme under which financial aid ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 5,000 a day will be extended to women street vendors at the rate of two per cent interest. <br /><br />The scheme will be soon introduced in Gadag, Mysore and Shimoga districts. The scheme will be extended to all districts in phases. <br /><br />The women street vendors were now paying exorbitant rates of interest to private financers. In most places, women traders were paying interest of Rs 200 to Rs 300 per day for a loan of Rs 1,000. <br /><br />The Corporation has earmarked Rs two crore for this pilot project. The loan will be disbursed by the Stree Shakthi Federation. <br /><br />Loan for handicapped<br />Bharadwaj said the handicapped persons (male and female) would be given monetary assistance of up to Rs six lakh to set up small-scale industries. In Dakshina Kannada district, the authorities have received about 16 applications, of which, 13 has been okayed and sent to the State Committee for approval. <br /><br />She said that the Corporation is planning to organise buyers and sellers mela to provide link to the buyers soon. Under Udyogini scheme, Self-Help Groups will be loan upto Rs five lakh. In Dakshina Kannada, 15 applications have been received. Under the scheme, women are given loan at the rate of six per cent interest. <br /><br />She said that the Corporation’s Resource Centre was running Women employment guidance centre to provide employment guidance to the women. The Women Employment Guidance Centre in Dakshina Kannada was inaugurated in Mangalore on Monday. The centre will be functioning in the office of Women and Child Welfare department in Mangalore and will have two councillors. <br /><br />Bharadwaj said that she has been staying in villages with one poor family for a day. “I completed village stay in 14 villages in 14 districts so far. On Monday, I will be staying in the house of one Bindu in Aryappu village of Puttur taluk”.<br /><br />“During village stay, I have been holding Mahila Grama sabhe with the officials from the taluk-level, district-level and the SHG members. So far, 33 grama sabhe has been organised in the state.” “Through these meetings I try to motivate women and girls who are in villages,” she said.<br /><br />Exclusive market place<br />The Karnataka State Women Development Corporation is planning to set up an exclusive marketing place to provide marketing facilities to the products produced by SHG. The land has been identified near Big Bazaar in Mangalore. <br /></p>
