Rural Households
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Easy loans up to Rs 1 lakh in offing under govt’s new micro-credit scheme for rural households
Apr 19, 2017, 04:41 PM ISTUnder this scheme, the government will offer easy loans up to Rs 1 lakh to such households in the coming three to five years. The loans will be provided at subsidised interest rates of 4 to 7 per cent, without any security deposit.
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67% of rural households still use firewood
India | Aug 10, 2015, 03:49 PM ISTMore than 67% of rural households in India still depend on firewood or wood chips for cooking. This is a decline of only 12% over two decades, according to the latest data released by the
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Government announces hike in funds for construction of toilets
India | Aug 27, 2014, 08:15 AM ISTNew Delhi: Rural households without sanitation facilities will get Rs 15,000 each for constructing toilets while schools will get Rs 54,000 for same purpose.Stepping up efforts to push Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious ‘Clean India'
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