The GOVERNMENT has said that a total of 17,330 new groups have been registered since the start of the council's new credit system that uses Information and Communication Technology (TPLMIS) to provide 10 percent of local funds to women, youth and disabled groups.

Of those groups, 1,207 have been given loans worth Shs 9.5 billion for the financial year 2022/23.

Speaking to HabariLEO yesterday, the Director of the Local Government Department from the President's Office of Regional Administrations and Local Governments (TAMISEMI), Dr. Angelista Kihaga said that the TPLMIS system, was started with the aim of removing the challenges that previously existed including groups registering more than twice .

Also, groups do not return loans on time and submit applications manually.

"Groups register using this https:mikopohalmashauri.tamisemi system.

go.tz/login using smart phones and computers and Social Development officers are present in all divisions to facilitate registration and loan applications using this system," he said.

Dr. Kihaga said the success of the system is due to the Second Phase Public Sector Systems Strengthening Project (PS3+) sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

He said that the cooperation between the project and the local government authorities together have been able to work with county, village and local officials to motivate women, young people and the disabled about the availability of 10 percent loans, how they can get loans and repay loans to be able to change their lives. theirs.

He explained that in the financial year 2022/23, a total of Sh76.02 billion has been allocated for the economic empowerment of the people, of which Sh30,408,071,006 is for women's groups, Sh30,408,071,006 for youth groups and Sh15,204,035,503 for groups of people with disabilities.

He also said that through the system, groups have the ability to know the status of their loan repayments as there is a monitoring module that enables the community development officer to easily access group information because the system contains information on groups and the number of groups in the country.