PERAMBALUR: Farmers here have accused agricultural marketing officers of being partial to traders and women self-help groups while allotting tokens to set up shops at the lone uzhavar sandhai in the district. Moreover, agricultural marketing officials are required to check on the prices at nearby markets in their district and consult with the farmers every day before fixing the selling …
Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Giriraj Singh on Saturday said that he is exploring the idea of creating a Women SHG Bank to fund the innovative ideas and products of Didis to financially empower them. Speaking as Chief Guest at the SARAS AAJEEVIKA MELA-2023 in Noida, UP, the first one in the new year, Giriraj Singh said …
17 years on, Tanwa has 150 members with individual investments of up to `500, all equally involved in the production and marketing of food products, including snacks, rice and pickles and dairy products. Besides these, the SHG has been seminal in putting an end to usury in the village by providing opportunities for women to start small businesses, helping cooperative …