Question

Sita, Gita, and Charu are excellent embroiderers and have been sewing for the past 10 years. They now want to expand their skill and generate employment in the village where they live. They have savings but require a loan.

How can the Panchayat Raj system help these three women?

• A. Help them find someone who can easily get loan from banks
• B. Help them in getting the required docuements for loan
• C. Help them in forming a self-help group
• D. Help them by giving them property as collateral for loan

Answer 1

The correct option is C Help them in forming a self-help group

It is the responsibility of the Panchayat Raj to empower women. It does so by organising self-help groups so that these women can be entrepreneurs. Such groups get loans from the banks, and each member is responsible to repay loan of other members in case of a default. The Panchayat Raj also encourages women's participation in rural activities like farming, cattle rearing, fishing, silkworm rearing, poultry farming, and horticulture. Through these activities, women contribute to the development of the villages.