The Group has started a co-operative milk collection society in the village. The members collect the milk from the surrounding villages and preserve in cold storage unit. Milk is sold throughout the day. Some milk is made as by- products like butter, curd, buttermilk and sold in the village. This has changed the living standard of the group members and the group is able to reapy the loan installment regularly.
Minor
Millets and Rice Mill
Location
Chinnamangalam
village, Kolli Hills, Tamil
Nadu
Geographical
Map
The Group
Malaivalam
Mempattu Sangam SHG
Date
of Loan Disbursement
April 2000
Loan Amount
Rs. 45,000
Activity
Kolli Hills is a very remote hilly area which produces minor millets and rice. There was no de-husking mill for minor millets. Minor millets are a source of micronutrients, but their production had declined for various reasons, one of the reason is time taken for de-husking. Conserving these species, can be done only by reducing the drudgery involved in de-husking. So the group started a mill availing interest-free loan. The group were able to over come the drudgery of de-husking the millets which use to take several hours of time and labour.
