Facts:
- Researchers find that woman’s groups, practising “participatory learning and action” in settings as varied as Bangladesh, India, Malawi, and Nepal, showed a 49 per cent reduction in maternal mortality and a 33 per cent reduction in neonatal mortality.
- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to provide loans up to Rs 3 lakh at 7 per cent interest rate to Women Self-Help Group (SHG) under NRLM-Ajeevika scheme