National Scheduled Tribes Finance Development Corporation (NSTFDC)

The main schemes of the National Scheduled Tribes Finance Development Corporation (NSTFDC) are:

Term Loan scheme: Term loans for any income-generating scheme.

Micro CREDIT Scheme for Self Help Groups.

Adivasi Mahila Sashaktikaran Yojana (AMSY): Under this scheme, Scheduled Tribes women can undertake any income generation activity. Loan up to 90% for scheme costing up to Rs 2 Lakh is provided at 4% p.a. rate of interest.

Adivasi Shiksha Rinn Yojana (ASRY): This scheme provides cheap loans to ST students for pursuing higher education in India.

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