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lvi• Almost 42 percent of them in intervention districts (30% in Janjgir and 59% in korbadistrict) and 49 percent in control district cited “providing loans to start enterprise” as itsobjective.• Regarding number of woman members of the SHG, 84 percent in intervention districts(86% in Janjgir and 81% in korba district) and 60 percent in control district reported 10-20in a group.• A vast majority of them (86% in intervention districts and 95% in control district)expressed that there was no age limit for the eligibility to become a member of the SHG.• Very few respondents (22%) in intervention districts (19% in Janjgir and 28% in korbadistrict) and 32 percent in control district reported to be a member of any SHG.• The average number of years of the SHG since functioning worked out to be around 4years.• Regarding activities to be undertaken by such SHGs, 88 percent of the respondents whowhere members of the SHG in intervention districts (85% in Janjgir and 90% in Korbadistrict) and 61 percent in control district reported “promotion of saving among members”.Other activities cited by them were “loan to members for household needs” (70% inintervention and 54% in control district) and “loan to members for income generationactivities” (33% in intervention and 26% in control district).72 6.3 Kishori shakti yojanaTable 6.3 provides information on awareness of mothers / caregivers on kishri shakti yojana.Table 6.3: Knowledge of mothers/caregivers about Kishori Shakti Yojana(Percentage)Particulars Intervention districts Control districtInterventionAWCsIntermediateAWCsControl AWCsAwareness of kishori shaktiyojana (n=) 828 844 924Yes 22.1 19.2 26.5No 77.9 80.8 73.5Knowledge about the scheme (n=) 183 162 245Selection of three adolescent girls of 11-18 yrs for helping the AWW 80.3 80.2 94.7Free nutrition to girls per week 72.7 71.6 88.2Accumulation of knowledge about thescheme 25.7 35.8 21.2The following findings have emerged from Table 6.3.• Almost one – fifth of the respondent (16% in Janjgir and 25% in korba district) and 26percent in control district had heard of the kishori shakti yojana.• Regarding their knowledge about the scheme, four – fifths of them in intervention (59% inJanjgir and 95% in Korba district) and 95 percent in control district reported that “threeadolescent girls of age groups of 11-18 years were selected under the scheme to help theAWW”. Other activities undertaken under the scheme cited by them were “free nutrition togirls per week” (72% in intervention districts and 88% in control district) and“accumulation of knowledge about the scheme” (30% in intervention districts and 21% incontrol district).Baseline Study Of Early Childhood Care And Development Project In ChattisgarhApril,2012