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ANNEXURE A

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PUBLIC AWARENESS ON MICROFINANCE SCHEMES OF KARNATAKA STATE IN
ADVANCING SDG

QUESTIONNAIRE

Demographic Information:

1. Gender
o Male
o Female
o Transgender
2. Age
o 18-28
o 29-38
o 39-48
o 49-58
o 59 and above
3. Employment Status
o Employed
o Self-employed
o Unemployed
o Student
4. Education Level
o Below Standard 10
o Standard 11
o Standard 12
o UG Degree/ Diploma/ ITI and above
5. Number of family members
o Single
o Two
o Three
o Four

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6. Awareness Level
Highly Aware Neutral Unaware Highly
aware Unaware

6.1 Prerana is a micro credit

finance scheme launched by
the BR Ambedkar
Development Corporation.

6.2 PRERANA encourages

women from the SC
community and helps
empower them.

6.3 The Karnataka state women

development corporation
program encourages women
entrepreneurs and
encourages young girls to
attain education.

6.4 Gruha Lakshmi Scheme

supports women of
Karnataka state who are the
heads of the household by
paying them ₹2000 per
month.

6.5 Department of agriculture

provides loan to farmers.

6.6 The Karnataka government

has a special microfinance
scheme for the

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6.7 The Bhagyalakshmi bond

assures an amount when a
girl attains the age of 18.

6.8 Karnataka state finance

corporation aids micro,
small and medium
enterprises and
entrepreneurs.

6.9 Janashree Microfinance

Scheme launched by the
Karnataka State Minorities
Development Corporation
provides loans to
individuals from minority
communities.

7. Individual opinion on SDG

Strongly Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly
agree disagree

7.1 Enough efforts are made

to educate the public
about microfinance
schemes and their role in
achieving SDG.

7.2 Microfinance schemes are

inclusive and reach all
sections of society,
including marginalised
groups.

7.3 There is enough

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promoting and utilizing
microfinance schemes.

7.4 Promoting awareness of

microfinance schemes
could contribute to better
understanding and support
for the Sustainable
Development Goals
(SDG) in Karnataka.

7.5 The government provides

sufficient support to
promote microfinance in
rural areas.

7.6 Technology plays an

important role in raising
awareness about state
microfinance schemes.

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