Archive · 9 Dec 2025
Nashik ZP Supports Over 90K Single Women
In Nashik, India, there are over 100,000 single women, including widows, abandoned, divorced, and unmarried adults.
The government is helping them by giving jobs, education support, and even money for remarriage.
They are also giving scholarships to the children of these women.
The government is doing this to make life better for these women and their families.
They are also helping women start their own businesses with zero-interest loans.
The government is also encouraging remarriage by providing a deposit for the children of these women.
Nashik Zilla Parishad identified over 90,000 single women in the district, including widows, abandoned, divorced, and unmarried adults.
The administration plans to provide employment opportunities and support for the health, safety, and emotional needs of these women.
Children of these women will receive a monthly scholarship of Rs. 2,250 and will be included in childcare schemes.
Interest-free loans of up to Rs. 30,000 will be provided for single women to start their own businesses.
The administration is encouraging remarriage by offering a deposit of Rs. 1 lakh for each child of remarried women, to be withdrawn at the age of 18.
- Who
- Nashik Zilla Parishad and single women in Nashik district
- What
- Providing employment, education support, and remarriage incentives to over 90,000 single women
- When
- Survey ongoing, specific programs and meetings scheduled
- Where
- Nashik district, with highest numbers in Sinnar and Igatpuri talukas
- Why
- To support and rehabilitate single women and their children
- Total Single Women
- 100,000+
- Widowed Women
- 89,374
- Abandoned Women
- 2,958
- Divorced Women
- 1,995
- Unmarried Adult Women
- 658
- Children Below 18
- 13,434
- Girls Below 18
- 6,171
- Monthly Scholarship
- Rs. 2,250
- Interest-Free Loan
- Up to Rs. 30,000
- Remarriage Deposit
- Rs. 1 lakh per child