The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) has initiated and is currently executing Swayamshakti Sahakar Yojna and Nandini Sahakar to enhance financial inclusion and entrepreneurship in women-led cooperatives

Swayamshakti Sahakar Yojna:
Objective: To offer cost-effective and easily obtainable credit to women-led Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and cooperatives for joint socio-economic endeavors and lasting livelihoods.

Characteristics:
Aims at PACS, DCCBs, StCBs, and federated cooperatives of SHGs.
Allows women's SHGs to obtain affordable financial services for income generation.
Encourages economic self-sufficiency and financial access in countryside markets.
Nandini Sahakar:
Objective: To provide a comprehensive support framework that encompasses financial assistance, skills development, and business model enhancement for women's cooperatives.
Attributes:
Excludes city housing but covers all other economic sectors.
Concentrate on entrepreneurial education, business strategy, and interest subsidies.
Supports cooperatives run by women in line with the Atmanirbhar Bharat vision

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