The group availed interest-free loan to pay lease amount and to buy seedlings for fish culture. The group started fish culture by taking the village Community Pond measuring 7.5 Acres on lease for a period of 2 years. They will grow fish and harvest once a year. There is perennial demand for fish. From the sale value they will get enough profit to repay the loan and share the remaining amount among themselves. All the members of this group are tribals. The group still had to pay Rs.10,000. They have requested for a holiday period of 2 years as they have been suffering from continous monsoon failure and drought.
Fish
Vending & Multiple Enterprise
Location
Dindu
Village, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh
Geographical
Map
The Group
Sri Mahalakshmi
Self Help Group
Date
of Loan Disbursement
June 2004
Loan Amount
Rs. 30000
Activity
The group lives in the East coast of India in the state of Andhra Pradesh. They belong to the fishing community and are dependent on the sea for their livelihood. Earlier they were dependent on Mangroves for livelihood. They used to cut the Mangroves and sell them to supplement their income.
Now the people of these villages have come together to be a part of ‘The Joint Mangrove Management Committee for conversing the mangroves. In order to enhance their livelihood opportunities to help them earn a regular income, M. S Swaminthan Research Foundation has facilitated the idea of starting micro-enterprises. The members of the group have taken up various micro-enterprises such as Fish vending, Rice Vending, Milk Vending Vegetable Vending etc., These enterprises gives a regular source of income. This additional income helps them in improving their economic status and in providing their children with better nutritious food, education and housing.
Status
Loan amount
fully repaid.
Tent
House
Location
Niyamitpur
Village, Kendrapara Dist, Orissa
Geographical
Map
The Group
Maa Mangala
Self Help Group
Date
of Loan Disbursement
January
2005
Loan Amount
Rs. 28,000
Activity
Tent House is a local business more popular in Orissa. People going on tour, excursion, marriage and other domestic functions hire the tent house. The `Tent house' is list of items hired to the public it consists of cooking utensils, furniture, tent & etc., The group is making regular repayment of the loan amount.
The group lives in the East coast of India in the state of Andhra Pradesh. They belong to the fishing community and are dependent on the sea for their livelihood. Earlier they were dependent on Mangroves for livelihood. They used to cut the Mangroves and sell them to supplement their income.
