PESHAWAR: Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WCCI) Peshawar and the Bank of Khyber on Wednesday organised an awareness workshop regarding interest-free loan facility for the youth in the province.
Head of BoK loan schemes, Afnan Sethi, while speaking during the training session, informed that application process has been started for provision of interest-free loans to male and female youth, to initiate businesses on self-basis. He further said the male and female, aged from 18-30, can benefit from the loan facility, with compulsion of having skilled training certificate. WCCI Peshawar vice presidents Nisar Laghmani, and Iqbal Bano along with members of the chamber were also present. Nasira Laghmani and Iqbal Bano demanded the government to give age-relaxation for women in the loan under the scheme, in order to maximum take benefit from the scheme. They said the WCCI Peshawar would make request to authorities of the Bank of Khyber to also give concession to those members of the chamber, who intend to get loan under the scheme. They also demanded the making easiness in attainment of the loan for youth.
