A dimension within Rural Livelihood Support
Seeking financial aid and government grants for agricultural projects and farming families.
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Even a small government grant can be the seed for a sustainable micro-enterprise, supporting family needs and children's education.
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.
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 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 Sukant Baliyarsi, my village is Teariga. I am a farmer. If the government had given me 50,000 rupees as aid, it would have helped in supporting my family.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Vikram Podra. My village is Guduriguda. I am a farmer. If the government had given me 50,000 rupees, it would have helped me support my family.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Filomina Pradhan. If the government had granted me twenty thousand rupees, then I would have done a small cultivation and supported my family. Raikia Kondo.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, 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 Babula Karji. My village is Kirama, Gram Panchayat Jhinjhariguda, Block Daringbadi. I am a farmer. If the government had given 50,000 rupees, I would have bought farming materials and seeds and supported my family.
— Tanita · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Linga Majhi, from Kirama village, Jinjiriguda Gram Panchayat, Daringbadi Block. I am a farmer. If the government had given 50,000 rupees, I would have bought farming materials and supported my family.
— Tanita · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Lakshmiputra. My village is Gudariguda. I am a farmer. If the government provides me 50,000 rupees in assistance, it would help me in supporting my family.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
Mama, my Majhu Samje village Kalumba, Brahmajha Jhinjhiriguda Block, Daringbadi. I am a farmer. If the government had provided 50,000 rupees, I could have bought farming materials and seeds and supported my family.
— Tanita · Gajapati, 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 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
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
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 Sukanta Malik. My village is Tariga. I am a farmer. If I had more seeds, I would cultivate. If the government gave 50,000 rupees assistance, it would help in sustaining my family.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Ganesh Majhi, from Kadumba village, Jinjiriguda Gram Panchayat, Daringbadi block. I am a farmer. If the government had given 50,000 rupees, I would have bought farming materials and supported my family.
— Tanita · Gajapati, Odisha
I am Gita Patra. My village is Tayariga, my Panchayat is Katinga, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman. If the government had given 2000 rupees for poultry farming, it would have been helpful, and my family would have been able to sustain themselves.
— Susila Behera · 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 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 Kashinath Majhi, my home is in Amsundar Pankha. My Panchayat is Bamunigaon, my block is Daringbadi. I am a farmer. Due to a lack of farming supplies, I am unable to farm. If I had received 50,000 rupees in assistance from the government, I would have bought farming supplies and seeds to do more cultivation and support my family.
— 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 Sunil Badarayata, from the village of Jiriya, Gram Panchayat Kumbharia, Block Dhani, Zilla Kandhana. I am an SHG woman. If the government had provided 20,000 rupees, then by doing poultry farming, I would have benefited greatly, and it would have helped in supporting my family.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name, my name is Shyam Mankada. My name is Shyam Mankada. Village Bamunia, Panchayat Bamunia, Block Dhariwadi, District Kandhamal. I am a farmer. The government had given me a loan assistance of 50,000 rupees. By buying agricultural equipment and collecting more and cultivating more, I could have helped support my family.
— Usharani Dandasena · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Gaurav Kundra. My village is Gudugudi, Gram Panchayat Katangia, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am a farmer. If the government gives me 50,000 rupees, it would help me support my family.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Loki Padra. My village is Gudari Guda. My Panchayat is Katigia. Block Daringbadi. District Kandhamal. I am a farmer. If the government gives me 50,000 rupees in assistance, it would help my family with sustenance.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Bipra Padra. My village is Gudriguda. I am a farmer. If the government provides me 4000 rupees as assistance, it would help in sustaining my family.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Samir Padra. My village is Budumundi. Gram Panchayat is Katinga. Block is Daringbadi. District is Kandhamal. I am a farmer. If the government gives me 50,000 rupees as assistance, it would help in supporting my family.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Samir Podra. I am a farmer. My village is Budmundi, Gram Panchayat Katingia, Block Daringbadi. I am a farmer. If the government provides me with 50,000 rupees in assistance, it would help in supporting my family.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, 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 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 Kalidas Padia. My village is Gudumundi, my Gram Panchayat is Katinga, my block is Daringbadi, and my district is Kandhamal. I am a farmer. If the government could give me 50,000, then I could become a good farmer and support my family.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Nimita Pradhan. Ramu Gudagudi Panchayat, Graminigada, Daringbadi Block, Kandhamal District. I am an SHG mother. If the government had given me twenty thousand rupees, I would have done a chicken business and been able to support my family.
— Usharani Dandasena · Daringbadi, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Rabi Patra. I am a farmer. My village is Gudriguda, Panchayat Daringbadi. I am a farmer. If I get fifty thousand rupees assistance from the government, it would help in sustaining my family.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Milan Podra. My village is Kuduriguda. Gram Panchayat Kattinga. Block Daringbadi. District Kandhamal. I am a farmer. If the government had provided me with 50,000 rupees in assistance, I would have been benefited by buying seeds from it.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Subita Pradhan. If the government had given me a grant of 20,000 rupees, then I would have cultivated mushrooms, supported my entire family, and provided proper education to my children. Rayka Kandhamal.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Shankara Patra. I am a farmer. My village is Tiariga, my Gram Panchayat is Katinga, my block is Daringbadi, district Kandhamal. I am a farmer. Due to the lack of machinery, I am not able to do much farming. If the government provides me with 50,000 rupees assistance, it would be helpful in supporting my family.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Sukanta Pradhan. Village Sasibaha. Gram Panchayat Dridikia. Block Kunuaga. District Kandhamal. I am a farmer. But because we don't have financial resources, we are unable to farm properly. We have a strong desire to start a poultry and goat farm. If we were given 20,000 rupees through the government, we would be benefited.
— Sidheswar Nayak · Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Mohan Tubise. Village Ubaramunda, Panchayat Brahmani Padari, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am a farmer. I wish to do a second crop, but due to lack of money, I am unable to do a second crop. If the government provides 50,000 rupees assistance, I can buy seeds for the second crop, farm, and support my family.
— Usharani Dandasena · 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 Akasinana Rauti Lilo Tiariga. My name is Pabitrap Patra. My village is Tiariga. I am from Gram Panchayat Katingia. Block Daringbadi. District Kandhamal. I am a farmer. If the government gives me ₹50,000 in assistance, it would help in the upbringing of my family.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
I am a female farmer. If I receive 20,000 rupees assistance from the government, I can take care of my family.
— Sumati Parua · Sambalpur, Odisha
The voices in this theme were gathered by these organisations through their community reports.
