CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday announced the filling of 3,353 vacancies in Fair Price Shops under the Cooperation Department.

The announcement was made as part of an official statement in which the government outlined the key achievements in the cooperative sector.

“Since 2021, crop loans worth Rs 53,340 crore have been extended to more than 66.24 lakh farmers, while gold loans totalling Rs 4,904 crore have been waived off for 11.70 lakh beneficiaries. Similarly, loans of Rs 2,118 crore were waived off for 1.01 lakh women self-help groups, and the loan ceiling for SHGs was increased from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 30 lakh,” the statement said.

Also, loans worth Rs 6,372 crore were disbursed to more than 11.88 lakh farmers. Assistance was also extended to 47,221 differently-abled persons, 16,578 working women, 49,000 women entrepreneurs, and 4,494 folk artists, it added.