The Punjab Backward Classes Land Development and Finance Corporation (BACKFINCO) is organizing awareness camps across various districts in the state to ensure people belonging to backward classes, economically weaker sections and minority communities avail maximum benefits from the welfare schemes being run for them. The camps will continue till February 7 this year.

Corporation Chairman Sandeep Saini said that BACKFINCO is providing loans at low interest rates under self-employment schemes to uplift the economic status of backward classes, economically weaker sections and minority communities. National corporations such as the National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC) and National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) are supporting in implementing various such schemes. He called upon all concerned to take benefit of such camps to avail loans.