GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PLANNING
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2931
TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2025
SEHER PROGRAMME
2931. SHRI BAIJAYANT PANDA:
Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the steps undertaken by the Government for imparting financial and credit
education to women under SEHER Programme;
(b) the details of the number of beneficiaries of the said...
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2931 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2025 SEHER PROGRAMME
2931. SHRI BAIJAYANT PANDA:
Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the steps undertaken by the Government for imparting financial and credit education to women under SEHER Programme;
(b) the details of the number of beneficiaries of the said programme, State-wise;
(c) whether the said programme offers any specific benefits to women belonging to SC/ST/OBC and PwD community and if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether the Government has undertaken any awareness initiatives for the promotion of the said programme and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
(e) the details of the amount of funds allocated for the same? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION; MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)
(a) to (e) SEHER is a credit education program launched by TransUnion CIBIL under a NITI Aayog initiative to impart financial literacy to women relating to entrepreneurship. The program is inclusive and open to all women. The credit awareness modules under SEHER program are disseminated through physical and digital mode. As a public private partnership initiative, it endeavors to collaborate with Ministries/Departments of government and other industry stakeholders. So far through collaborations with the Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) Scheme of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and SIDBI cluster-level knowledge sharing sessions are being delivered. There is no specific allocation for SEHER program from the Government of India.
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