A dimension within Rural Business Loans
Funding requests from Self-Help Groups for farming and business ventures, supporting rural economies.
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My name is Janaki Pradhan. Village Taganayu, Gram Panchayat - Jiridikia, Block K. Nuagaon, District Kandhamal. If we are given 20,000 rupees, we will do mushroom farming, goat farming, and poultry farming!
— Rajib Pradhan · Phiringia, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Mamata Digal. My village is Raka Teju, the Panchayat is Siangbali, and the block is Daringbadi. If I receive 20,000 rupees, we will cultivate mushrooms and support our family.
— Mamata Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Pabita Pradhan, from Ardhibati village, Kandhamal district. If I receive 20,000 rupees, I will buy a water motor for farming.
— Sudhakar Pradhan · Kandhamal, Odisha
I am Mrs. Minati Nayak from Raikia block, Kandhamal district. If I receive Rs 20,000, I will do vegetable business.
— Sudhakar Pradhan
My name is Puspanjali Potra. My village is Teariga. My Panchayat is Katingia. Block Daringbadi. District Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman. If the government gives 20,000 rupees, I would be able to do poultry farming and my family would be able to sustain itself.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Guruti Padra. My village is Udriguda. My panchayat is Katingia. Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am an ST woman. If the government provides 20,000 rupees, I would be able to assist in poultry farming.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
I am from Chanadigal, Gramapadarapura Gram Panchayat, Sainapura Block, Nuagan, Kandhamal District. If I receive 20,000 rupees, I will start native chicken farming.
— Sananda Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Sunita Dalemajhi, Batamaha, Kotagarh, Kandhamal. If an initial amount of 20000/- is given, I will buy and raise goats and sell them to earn money.
— Manu Majhi
My name is Gayatri Pradhan and my village is Dubura and the panchayat is Piprodi, the block is Pita Bali. If our SHG (Self-Help Group) was given 20,000 rupees, then we could do poultry farming and sustain ourselves.
— Sunita Pradhan · Tikabali, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Gayatri Pradhan. My village is Dibaguda. The panchayat is Pipakaradi, and the block is Tikabali. If our SHG (Self-Help Group) was given 1000 rupees, we could do small farming and support our family.
— Sunita Pradhan · Tikabali, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Sharada Behera, from Kandhamal district. If I get 20,000 rupees, I will start a business.
— Sudhakar Pradhan · Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Kumari Pudra. My village is Gudri Guda. My Panchayat is Katinga. My block is Daringbadi, district Kandhamal. I am a woman from an SHG. If the government provides 20,000 rupees, I would be able to rear chickens and my family's sustenance would be benefited.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Anjali Pradhan, from Chanchala Sahi village, Gram Panchayat Bandaguda, Block K. Nuagaon, District Kandhamal. If I am given 20000/-, I will do native chicken farming and will be able to bring improvement in my life.
— Sidheswar Nayak · Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Mangapurda. My village is Guduri Guda. My Gram Panchayat is Katinga, my block is Daringbadi, district Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman. If the government provides 20,000 rupees, it will help in poultry farming and will be able to assist my family with their needs.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Shivani Pradhan. My village is Gumande, Gram Panchayat Jhinjiriguda, Block Daringbadi. I am an SHG woman. If the government gives 20,000 rupees, I would raise chickens and support my family.
— Tanita · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Jhunnu Ma Pradhan. From Raike Kundabalu. If the government gives me twenty thousand rupees, then I would do chicken farming and support my family.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Anita Pattanayak. Gramapudu Mundi. Gram Panchayat Kattinga. Block Daribadi, District Kandhamal. I am an SHG (Self-Help Group) woman. If the government would give me twenty rupees, then I would do chicken farming to support my family.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · 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
My name is Kusumu Patra. My village is Teriga, my Panchayat is Katinga, Block is Daringbadi, District is Kandhamal. I am an SHG (Self-Help Group) woman. If the government provides 20,000 rupees, I can be helped in poultry farming and my family can be supported.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Lakshmi Padra. My village is Gudri Guda, my Panchayat is Katinga, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman. If the government provides 20,000 rupees, it would help in poultry farming.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Darshani Bastarai, from Burapino village, Jhinjriguda panchayat, Daringbadi block. I am an SHG woman. If you give me 20,000 rupees, I can do poultry farming and raise my children.
— Tanita · Brahmanigaon, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Rinkima Pradhan, Rayakia, Kandhamal. If the government would provide me a grant of twenty thousand rupees, then I would be able to sustain my family through mushroom farming and take care of my children's education.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Chanchala Kahara. Rayagada, Kandhamal. If the government gives me 20,000 rupees, then with that money, I would take care of my family and do a small mushroom cultivation, and for the maintenance of my children, I would adopt that earning method.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Ahalya Sunani. If I receive twenty thousand rupees, I will start a small chicken farm and support my family.
— pinku sunani · Khairpadar, Nuapada, Odisha
If I receive 20,000 rupees from the SHG, I will start a small business with the millet available in our village.
— gadadhar dash
My name is Sabita Patra. My village is Teriga. My Gram Panchayat is Katingia. Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman. If the government provides 20,000 rupees for poultry farming, it would be helpful, and my family would be able to sustain itself.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, 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 Saini Pradhan, from Sandakupa village, Gumamaha Gram Panchayat, Kandhamal District. If I am given 20,000, I will buy a water motor for the agricultural land.
— Sudhakar Pradhan · Kandhamal, Odisha
If I, Arjini Pradhan, from Kandhamal district, receive 20,000 rupees, I will buy a water motor and use it for farming.
— Sudhakar Pradhan
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 Rancana Mallick. Rayakia, Kandhamal. If the government gives me twenty thousand rupees, I want to cultivate mushrooms.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Kandhamal, Odisha
I am Anada Nayak from Raikia block, Kandhamal district. If I get ₹20,000, I will do goat farming and achieve financial stability.
— Sudhakar Pradhan
My name is Uttara Pradhan, from Pisaram village, Kandhamal district. If the government gives me 20 thousand rupees, I will try to cultivate mushrooms and alleviate my family's financial difficulties. Thank you.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Saulyata Pradhan, village Kamanaju, GP Pikorodi, Block Tikabali. And if our SHG (Self-Help Group) is given 20,000 rupees, then we would be able to do poultry farming and run our family. And we are requesting this to the government.
— Sunita Pradhan · Tikabali, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Kunti Sabar. If I am given 20,000 rupees, I will start a chicken farm to support my family and be able to progress financially.
— Jadumani Nial · Lītīgura, Nuapada, Odisha
My name is Zunulata Nayak. I am from Chhipurjipara Pathuriar. If I am given 20000 rupees, I will do poultry farming. I will benefit from poultry farming.
— Basanti · Dashapalla, Nayagarh, Odisha
My name is Yashmina Papradhan. If the government in Raikia, Kandhamal gives me 20,000, I will raise chickens and make a living.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Debaki Sunani, from Chatiaguda village. If the government provides us with 20,000, we will do fish farming to support our family, and our SHG group will be strengthened.
— RUDRA PRASAD BAG · Chatīāgura, Nuapada, Odisha
My name is Rajani Baliarsingh, my village is Taringa, Panchayat Katingia, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am a farmer. If the government provides me with 60,000 rupees in assistance, I will buy more seeds, which would help in supporting my family.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Rajashree Mallick, from R. Padiki in my village. If our group receives 20,000 rupees, we will start a business where we buy mangoes, make them into pickles, and sell them.
— Sasmita Mallick · G. Udayagiri, Kandhamal, Odisha
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