Mukherjee asks banks to give priority to loans to women SHGs
Kolkata: Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday instructed nationalised banks to give loans to women self help groups (SHG) on priority basis for their economic
development. Addressing the West Bengal Mahila Congress workers here, Murkherjee
referred to role of the UPA Government for economic upliftment of women in the
country. He stressed the need for proper propaganda on various welfare schemes
being implemented by the Centre for child and women development. Mukherjee admitted
that West Bengal is one of the states which is lagging behind to implement the
National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme.
