Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WCCI) Peshawar in collaboration with non-governmental organisation on Friday started issuance of soft loans to support women belonging to backwards areas to run small businesses. Under the micro-level loan programme, women would get loan from Rs 20,000 to Rs 57,000 to start small home based businesses, under a fair procedure with guarantee and proper evaluation by a group of three to five women of the relevant community.
Fitrat Ilyas Bilour, Chairperson of WCCI Peshawar and Fahad Khan, a representative of Kwenda Kor organisation, informed the participants about the proper procedure for obtaining of micro level loan. They stressed the need for proper utilisation of the loans and fully taking benefit women from this programme. They said the women who are attaining loans would be self-responsible for timely return.