Introduction of income generation opportunities for un-employed Women Headed Households (WHHs), absorption of identified WHHs to projects and upgrading their income level. Provision of project counseling services to WHHs and referring them to relevant services are the objectives of this programme.
Interest-free concessionary revolving credits are granted at selected Divisional Secretariat Divisions for self-employment projects initiated for empowering low-income group families of WHHs aged 18-65 years centered on Women action societies, WHHs Associations. Being a WHH, capacity to commence a project, low income level and the number of dependent children will be taken as criteria hereunder.
Provisions of Rs.7.236 Million have been dispatched by now for 30 self-employment projects and 7 local production projects in selected Divisional Secretariat Divisions in order to empower low-income WHHs and 9 out of such projects have been finalized and benefits granted to 98 WHHs.