New Delhi, July 28, 2017 - The Government of India, the Government of Jharkhand and the World Bank today signed a $100 million loan agreement to help improve livelihoods and incomes of rural households in Jharkhand. Over 200,000 rural households and some 3,500 farmer producer groups are expected to benefit from the project with women as principal actors in production, processing and marketing. Women SHG members, including from scheduled castes and tribes, and smallholder and landless households from 17 districts and 68 blocks of rural Jharkhand are expected to benefit. The agreement for the project was signed by Sameer Kumar Khare, Joint Secretary (MI), Department of Economic Affairs,...
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