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Which state launches scheme to offer personal loans for prisoners?
A)
Haryana
B)
Karnataka
C)
Maharashtra
D)
Chhattisgarh

Correct Answer :   Maharashtra

Maharashtra government on Tuesday(29th Mar 2022) launched a scheme to provide personal loans for prisoners with the aim to improve the living standard of the families of the inmates.
 
The Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank will give loans under the scheme up to Rs 50,000 at an interest rate of 7 percent. The scheme will be implemented on a pilot basis at Yerawada Central Jail, Pune, said Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil.
 
The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Home Minister Patil at Sahyadri Guest House and also a Government Resolution (GR) was issued in this regard.
 
Launching the scheme, Patil said, “It will also be the first innovative loan scheme in the country to get a loan based on the income earned while working in a prison. With this, a welfare scheme can come in concrete form and approximately 1,055 prisoners can benefit from the scheme. Many inmates are serving long-term imprisonment. Since the majority of these inmates are prominent members of the family, their families may become distraught.”..

Source : The Print

Published On : April 1, 2022
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