A dimension within Women's Small Business Aid
Loans and financial aid for starting or expanding small businesses such as clothing, stationery, and grocery shops.
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With a modest government loan or assistance, many women establish micro-enterprises like poultry farming and clothing shops to secure their family's future and improve their living standards.
Even a small government grant can be the seed for a sustainable micro-enterprise, supporting family needs and children's education.
Families in Sonbhadra envision transforming a modest sum into thriving small businesses, securing their livelihoods and investing in their children's future.
Margareta Pradhan from Kandhamal shares how buying a sewing machine allowed her to earn money and contribute to her family's well-being.
My name is Bijay Rohita. Village Rangaguda, Panchayat Baunia, Block Dharimadi, District Kandhamal. I have a small grocery shop. With the help of that shop, I am supporting my family. Due to lack of money, I am unable to keep more shop items. If the government gives me 50,000
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Rana Mana Namita Budhaika. Village Brahmanigaon, Panchayat Brahmanigaon, Block Darinagar, District Kandhamal. I belong to a very poor family. If the government had provided 50,000 rupees in assistance, I would have opened a clothes shop and done business from market to market, enabling my family to improve its living standard.
— Usharani Dandasena · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Miri Kandha. My village is Mandipanka, Panchayat Bamnia, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I have a small grocery store. Due to lack of money, I cannot keep much stock in the shop. If the government gives me 50,000 rupees...
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Rohit Diga. Village Atinbadi. I have a small hotel. I have opened the shop. And I am in great need of money. If the government had helped me with 50,000, I would have run the hotel well with that 50,000 and supported my family. And it would have also helped other people. This is my request to the government.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Maradipanga, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Dhruvanath Bisoi. My village is Kinaria, Panchayat Bamunia, Block Darimuli, District Kandhamal. I have a small grocery shop. Due to lack of funds, I am unable to bring more grocery items and conduct business. If the government provides me some support.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Mithun Paika, a shopkeeper. Due to lack of money, I am unable to open a big shop. If the government provides me with 50,000 rupees as assistance, I will open a big shop, do business, and be able to support my family.
— Usharani Dandasena · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Puspanjali Pradhan. If the government gives me 20,000 rupees, then I will open a small grocery shop and support my family. From Rayagada.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
I am Uji Pushrita Pradhan from Raykia, Kandhamal. And if the government gives me 20,000 rupees, then I will open a small grocery shop, keeping a little rice and a little dal, and I will support my family.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Malini Konda. Village Khariguda, Panchayat Tapinga, Block Daringibadi, District Kandhamal. I am an SSG woman, my family is a very poor-class family. If the government provides 50,000 assistance, I will be able to lead my family by doing cloth business and handicraft business. And our
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Buli Singh, village Mandipanka, Panchayat Brahmaniga, block Daringbadi, district Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman, my family belongs to a very poor class. If the government provides me with twenty thousand assistance, I can run a petrol shop and become self-reliant in supporting my family.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
I am an SHG woman. My family is a very poor family. If the government had provided me with 20,000 assistance, I could have opened a clothes shop and my family would have managed well.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
I am Chasha Pradhan from Rayagada, Kandhamal. If the government had given me 50,000 rupees, I would have opened a small tea shop and supported my family.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Puspita Pradhan. And I am speaking from Raikia, Kandhamal. If the government gives me 20,000 rupees, then I will open a small tea shop to earn a livelihood for my family's sustenance.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Lalita Dala Behera. Village: Jijiya Nagar, Gram Panchayat: Baranga, Block: Daripadi, Kandhamal. I have taken a loan as a woman. If the government provides me 50,000 rupees as loan assistance, I can sell stationery items and support my family.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Ramakanta Padra. My village is Gudre Guda. The Gram Panchayat is Katinga, the block is Daringbadi, and the district is Kandhamal. I am a labourer. I have very few things, so I cannot do much work. If I could get 50,000 rupees in assistance from the government, then I could buy things and support my family.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Sitarani Rohita. Village Rangaguda, Panchayat Brahmanigaon, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am an SSG (Self-Help Group) woman. My family is a very poor-class family. The government provided 30,000 rupees assistance. By doing a cloth shop or market business, I will be able to lead in running my family (be self-sufficient).
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Sarala Patra. Ramu Kinariga, Konch Brahmaniga, Block Darringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman. My family is a very poor family. The government provided me 50,000 assistance. I can run a clothes shop or clothes business and become a leader in my family's livelihood.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Kumudini Badhaiko. Village Kinnarigaon, Panchayat Brahminigaon, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman. My family is a very poor family. The government provided me 50,000 assistance. I started a clothes shop or business to support my family...
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name, my name is AI Munirohit. My address is Rungaguda, Panchak Bhamaniga Block, Daringbadi, Kandhamal District. I am an SHG woman. My family is a very poor family. The government provided me with 40,000 assistance. I will open a petrol shop and be able to support my family.
— Usharani Dandasena · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Arati Bisoi, from Kinnariga village, Brahmaniga panchayat, Daringbadi block, Kandhamal district. I am an SSG woman, my family is a very poor family. If the government provides me 60,000 assistance, I will be able to buy grocery items and become a leader in supporting my family.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Sabita Padra. My village is Swaramgudi, Panchayat Katia, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman. My family is a very poor class family. If the government provides me 60,000 rupees in assistance, I will...
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is (I am) a poor woman. My family is a very poor family. May the government provide me immediate assistance. I will be able to run my family well by opening a petrol shop.
— Usharani Dandasena · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Sulochana Routa. Village Rangaguda, Panchayat Brahmanigaon, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am an SSG woman, my family is a very poor-class family. The government provided me with 50,000 assistance. By doing a small clothes business, I can become a leader in supporting my family.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Usharanin Kotera. My village is Gramapur, Mundi, my Gram Panchayat is Katingia, my block is Daringbadi, district Kandhamal. I am working in an SHG group. As I am very poor, I am unable to support my family. If you provide 20,000 rupees through the government, then I will be able to manage my family well.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Maruthi Pada, village Puramundi, Gram Panchayat Tatinga, Block Jarigaon, District Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman. My family is a poor class family. We are living in great scarcity to support my family. If the government had given me 20,000 rupees, then by doing poultry farming, I could have been fruitful in supporting my family.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
If I am given some money by the government, then I will open a small shop and support my family and earn my livelihood.
— Basanti · Nayagarh, Odisha
My name is Maruti Padra. Village Puramundi. Gram Panchayat Kottinga. Block Jarigaon, District Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman. My family is a poor family. We are living in great scarcity to support my family. If the government had given me 20,000 rupees, then by doing poultry farming, I could have been fruitful in supporting my family.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Subita Majhi. Village Saragori. Panchayat Kumbaria, Block Darimati, District Kandhamal. I am a poor, adult woman. My family is experiencing financial difficulties with its livelihood. If the government had provided me with 20,000 rupees in assistance, I would have engaged in profitable agriculture, which would have helped in maintaining my family's livelihood.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Baidya Badiar Singh. I am a businessman. I support my family by doing grocery business. If the government had given me 50,000 rupees as a loan, then I could have bought more grocery items and done more business, thereby getting help in supporting my family.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Rajashree Pada, from Khariguda village, Katinga Panchayat, Darimali block, Kandhamal district. I am an SHG (Self-Help Group) woman. My family is a poor family. If the government had given me 20,000 rupees in assistance, then I would have been able to support my family by raising chickens.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Anita. Village Biranagar, Gram Panchayat Kumbarigaon Block, Upazila Kantabanji. I am an ordinary woman. My family is a very poor family. If the government had provided 20 thousand rupees in assistance, then I would have been greatly benefited and could have been more effective in supporting my family.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Sanjukta Malik. My village is Sundarpanka, my Panchayat is Brahmanigaon, my block is Daringbadi, my district is Kandhamal. I am an SHG member, due to lack of money, I cannot do any business. If I had received 20,000 assistance, I would have started a poultry farm and supported my family.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Banita Rohit. From Jignya Nagar village, Katia Gram Panchayat, Kumaria Gram Panchayat, Jharibadi Block, Kandhamal District. I have been brought to this situation. If the government had provided me with 20,000 rupees in assistance, I would have been able to support my family through poultry farming.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Shubham Rout, resident of Jiriyanagar village, Kumbharia Gram Panchayat, Daringbadi Block, Kandhamal District. I am an SSG woman. If the government had provided me with 30,000 rupees in assistance, I could have done poultry farming and supported my family.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Banita Rohit. Village Jija Nagar, Gram Panchayat Katia, Gram Panchayat Kumaria, Block Daribadi, District Kandhamal. My Ganesh Yojana (scheme) has started. If the government had given me 20,000 rupees as assistance, then I could have done poultry farming and become self-reliant for my family's livelihood.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Pranita Paika. I am from village Brahmanigaon, Gram Panchayat Brahmanigaon, block Daringbadi, district Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman. My family is a very poor family. If the government provides me with 20,000 assistance, I will be able to lead my family by doing poultry farming.
— Usharani Dandasena · Gajapati, Odisha
I am a farmer. My name is Bipra Podhara. My village is Gudariguda. Gram Panchayat Katinga, block Daringbadi, district Kandhamal. I am a farmer. If the government gives me 50,000 rupees in assistance, it would help in the sustenance of my family.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Rashmi Paiko. Village Brahmnigaon, Panchayat Brahmnigaon, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am an SSG woman, my family is a very poor family. If the government provides me with ₹10,000 assistance, I will be able to do poultry farming and become a leader in supporting my family.
— Usharani Dandasena · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Champabati Shabar. If I am given 20,000 rupees, I can open a small hotel and move forward financially, and I can help my family.
— Jadumani Nial · Muktāpur, Nuapada, Odisha
My name is Binati Potara. I am a member of the SHG group. Since my family is very poor, I am unable to provide for them. If I receive 20,000 rupees from the government, then I will be able to support my family.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
