CM announces self-reliant Gujarat aid scheme, find out who will get the benefit
Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today in a video briefing here announced ‘Atmanirbhar Gujarat Sahay Yojana’ for lockdown-hit small shop-keepers and self-employed people.
Upto Rs. 1 lakh loan at 2 per cent annual interest rate will be given without guarantee to beneficiaries under this scheme. Rest 6 per cent interest will be repaid to the banks by the State government.
Moratorium period will be first six month. So a person will not need to pay any installment or interest in the first six months.
Estimatedly, more than 10 lakh people will benefit from this unsecured loan worth total estimated amount of Rs. five to six thousand crore. Loans will be given by 220 Urban cooperative banks, 18 district cooperative banks and credit societies. Loan period will be 3 years.
The other states have announced Rs. 5,000 assistance which is insufficient for them, Rupani said. He said while market interest of loan is minimum 10 t0 12%, the government is facilitating loan at rate of 2%
While all the states of the country are announcing different types of economic packages after PM Modi's announcement to make the country Aatm Nirbhar Gujarat Sahay Yojna the state of Gujarat is no exception. Today, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani announced Aatm Nirbhar Gujarat Sahay Yojna . He spoke of giving loans to small traders and making them financially viable.
The self-reliant Gujarat aid scheme was announced by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. More than 10 lakh people will get the benefit of self-reliant Gujarat Sahay Yojana. Under this scheme, small shopkeepers will get the benefit of this scheme. Loans up to Rs 1 lakh will be given at only 2 per cent. The loan will be given for a period of three years. And these loans will be given to the co-operative banks from the district banks. And will be given relief to repay the installment of this loan for 6 months. The government will not have to provide any kind of security in this scheme. Provisional store and cutlery store will be given relief.
Chief Minister Vijay Rupani further said that the Korona virus would not affect the state and the government was committed to provide employment to the people and most of the artisans and workers would be covered under Aatm Nirbhar Gujarat Sahay Yojna .
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