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Minorities Finance Corporation overwhelmed by applications
The Telangana State Minorities Finance Corporation (TSMFC), an agency of the Minorities Welfare Department, which deals with economic support schemes - on the one hand is beset with lower budgets and a large number of applications, and on the other, paucity of staff.
According to information obtained under the Right to Information Act, 2005, by ASEEM, a non-governmental organisation, the sanctioned strength of the agency is 60, and there is a vacancy of 41 people.
The document also lays bare the allocation and the actual expenditure of bank-linked schemes. The scheme hands over loans to applicants with a subsidy, depending on the amount applied for.
Hyderabad: It is high time the state government must issue directives to Telangana State Minorities Finance Corporation (TSMFC) to provide micro loans to