Peshawar, (Urdupoint / Pakistan Point News – August 7, 2025) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s interest -loan scheme continues successfully in promoting small local businesses in the district of Kotal, Jamrud and Bara tehsils of Khyber tehsils and improving the livelihood of life.
The project has benefited through a spokesperson of the Small Industries Development Board (SIDB) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 13,260 people, including 13,935 men and 1,375 women from the district, including a loan of 80 million rupees.
He said that the positive aspect of this matter is that people here are not only on business with this loan, but they are also paying their loan installments. Recovery is 100 percent. The project is executed by the Small Industries Development Board.
Sikander Shah, an evaluation and monitoring officer of the project.
At the provincial level, 70,200 took advantage of the 13-year-old project, while 20435 are still talking about its benefits.
The objective of this project was launched in April 2021, starting in April 2021, the propagation of small businesses to improve people’s livelihood to Bajaur, North Waziristan and South Waziristan and Frontier areas, in April 2021.
Under this scheme, a soft loan of Rs.5000/ Rs.75000/- is being issued to the residents of Aristolie FATA through Akhwat Foundation and have been paid in three years in the installment. The provincial government has allocated the fund of Rs.2467. 30 million.
