Women should utilise various government schemes and programmes which have been introduced to make the poor women financially independent and to improve their standard of living, said Zilla Panchayat President Ravi Kushalappa.

He was speaking after distributing financial aid to women beneficiaries under Udyogini scheme by Karnataka State Women Development Board and Women and Child Welfare Department at Fort Hall in Madikeri on Friday. Speaking about the scheme, he informed that the government has decided to benefit as many as 47 beneficiaries from Madikeri and Virajpet taluks each, 49 from Somwarpet taluk out of which 33 from Madikeri, 46 from Virajpet taluk and 49 from Somwarpet taluk are given the finacial aid at present. Rs 10,000 financial aid will be given to the women from SC/ST community and Rs 7,000 will be given to women belonging to other communities. The women can avail loan from the bank up to Rs one lakh, he said.

Women and Child Welfare Department Deputy Director Vijayalakshmi Shenoy provided information about the method of self-employment under Udyogini scheme.

source: http://www.DeccanHerald.com / Home> District / DHNS / Madikeri, March 03rd, 2012