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lvii73 6.4 Chattisgarh mahila kosh rin yojana• Only about 3 percent of the respondents in intervention districts and 6 percent in controldistrict expressed their awareness of the scheme (Table 6.4 ).• Regarding year of starting the scheme, 63 percent of them in intervention districts (76% inJanjgir and 52% in Korba district) and 20 percent in control district did not know aboutwhen the scheme was started. Almost 21 percent in intervention districts (20% in Janjgirand 22% in korba) reported 2003 as the year of starting the scheme. In control district,one – half of them reported that it was started in 2005 (Table 6.4A in Annexure -2).• About 83 percent of them in intervention districts (76% in Janjgir and 89% in korba) and91 percent in control district reported “loan to women and self help groups on easy terms”as the main function of scheme (Table 6.4).• Regarding the maximum loan given to SHGs and rate of interest on which it was given tothem, a good number of them did not specify any thing. No concrete conclusion could bedrawn, as there was a mix of responses (Table 6.4).• Only 27 percent of them in intervention districts (37% in intervention and 14% inintermediate AWCs) and 24 percent in control district had availed of any benefit under thescheme (Table 6.4).Table 6.4: Knowledge of mothers/caregivers about Chhatisgarh Mahila Kosh Rin Yojna(Percentage)Particulars Intervention districts Control districtIntervention AWCsIntermediateAWCsControl AWCsAwareness of chhatisgarh mahilakosh rin yojana (n=) 828 844 924Yes 3.6 2.6 5.8Functions of the scheme(n=) 30 22 54Loan to women and self help groups oneasy terms 80 86.4 90.7Save money 0 0 1.9Not specified 20 13.6 7.4Maximum amount given to SHG’s(n=) 30 22 54< Rs 10,000 16.7 18.2 25.9Rs 10,001-20,000 23.3 13.6 42.6More than 20,000 20 36.4 7.4Don’t know / can’t say 40 31.8 24.1Rate of interest (n=) 30 22 54SHGs5% yearly 40 54.5 25.95.5% yearly 10 0 5.66% yearly 3.3 9.1 7.46.5% yearly 10 0 35.2Not specified 36.7 36.4 25.9Voluntary Organizations3% 0 0 1.95% yearly 3.3 13.6 35.25.5% yearly 0 4.5 5.66% yearly 0 0 1.9Not specified 96.7 81.8 55.6Whether taken benefit from thisscheme (n=) 30 22 54Yes 36.7 13.6 24.1747576 6.5 Dowry prohibition Act, 1961 and 2004Baseline Study Of Early Childhood Care And Development Project In ChattisgarhApril,2012