Sembarathi Self-Help Group consisting of 20 women members had started Public call office as a income generating activity for their livelihood by availing a loan of Rs. 30000 from community banking. The village is very big in its size and scattered. Most of the men members of village are working outside the village. There is no communication Centre nearby village and the people have to walk for a long distance for making calls. Hence, this group felt the need of having telecommunication Centre at the village. This activity had helped the community in providing telecommunication services to the villagers and at the same time generating additional income for the poor women. The group is able to repay the loan installment regularly.
Status
Loan amount fully repaid
Goat
Rearing
Location
Kudankulam,
Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
Geographical
Map
The Group
Olagaratcharpuram
SHG
Date
of Loan Disbursement
January
2003
Loan Amount
Rs. 28,500
Activity
The group availed an interest-free loan. Goat rearing is their traditional activity. The cost of hiring a Veterinary Doctor and insurance for the goats were born by the group members. This village is located in a coastal area. There is a very good demand for goats for rearing and for meat production. The group is able to repay the loan installment regularly.
Dhal
(pulse) Mill
Location
Samiyarpatty
village, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu
Geographical
Map
The Group
Poomani
Self Help Group
Date
of Loan Disbursement
April 2001
Loan Amount
Rs. 25,000
Activity
The group members have undergone training in operating a Dhall processing Mill. The Central Food Technological Research Institite, Mysore has given the Dhall processing machine free of cost. The group members have taken an interest-free loan to meet the working capital needs. The Mill is situated in a region dominated by pulse crops. The people of village are able to add value to their produce of pulses by using the Dhall Mill,this givesthem an alternate incomeearning opportunity to the group members apart from being agricultural labourers.
Status
Loan
amount fully repaid.
Handicrafts
Location
Mangalam
village, Pondicherry
Geographical
Map
The Group
Gandhi Mahalir
Munnetra SHG
Date
of Loan Disbursement
November
2000
Loan Amount
Rs. 20,000
Activity
The group makes brass articles such as lamps and candle stands. It availed an interest free loan from the Kasumisou Foundation Bank through MSSRF . A buy back arrangement was made with the traders from whom the raw materials are bought. The articles are sold in the nearby villages and towns.
The group members have undergone training in operating a Dhall processing Mill. The Central Food Technological Research Institite, Mysore has given the Dhall processing machine free of cost. The group members have taken an interest-free loan to meet the working capital needs. The Mill is situated in a region dominated by pulse crops. The people of village are able to add value to their produce of pulses by using the Dhall Mill,this givesthem an alternate incomeearning opportunity to the group members apart from being agricultural labourers.
