These women of Jashpur district have now got the door to move forward in the path of self-reliance. The adoption of this cultivation by the women after getting the advice of being a text area and cultivating potatoes according to the season is the result of the women of Jai Bhavani Self-Help Group getting employment as well as income. With the income of 1 lakh 40 thousand rupees in a season from potato cultivation, women are also beginning to feel that in the coming days, potato cultivation can prove to be a profitable deal for them. The women of Jai Bhavani Self-Help Group of Sulesa Gauthan of Garden Block, told that through the administration they got financial and other assistance along with scientific advice for potato cultivation. After this the women of the group decided to take up potato cultivation. About 10 quintals of rainy potatoes were cultivated in the four acre bari of Gauthan. The women told that by selling potatoes to the wholesalers in the mandi, they also get money immediately. The group got a season-wise profit of Rs.1 lakh 40 thousand from this cultivation. The women of the group also told that getting Rs 15,000 from Bihaan scheme and Rs 60,000 from micro loan scheme helped in increasing more than one activity. By choosing more than one business as a livelihood activities, today our group has started to become financially strong and is earning an economic profit of 20 to 30 thousand rupees per month. The savings made by the group on ready-to-eat construction and the proceeds from it were used to conduct other activities. Due to mutual transactions among the members and timely repayment of loan, the savings amount also increased. The women of Jashpur region, who are moving ahead in the path of self-reliance by adopting different business, are hopeful that they will get huge income from potato cultivation in the coming time. Like this:Like Loading… Continue Reading
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