| Success story of the Entrepreneur - Case Study-17 |
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Page 18 of 55 Case Study -18About the Entrepreneur  Name: Sumitra Pradhan Location: Sardha Munda, Kishoreganja, Anugul. Past activity: Labour Present activity: Entrepreneur Name of the business unit: Vegetable cultivation Previous Income: Nil Present Income: Rs.16, 000.00 P.A Sumitra Pradhan is a 40 years old woman of Saradhamunda, po- Boinda, Via- Kishoreganja, district of Sambalpur. She is staying with her husband and her children. Presently she has 4 own acres land.Before joining SHG she was a house wife. She was very poor in her village. She could not fulfill her basic need. Economically, the family struggled everyday. They did not have enough food or clean clothes, and they did not bathe often. They frequently turned to moneylenders to make ends meet. After intervention of BISWA she became aware about micro finance loan and SHG. Then she became a member of SHG. Sumitra saved 50 rupees and joined SHG. And she took out her loan for 8000 rupees buy seeds for farming. BISWA provided her training about vegetable cultivation. She has never had problem meeting loan repayments. This year she earned Rs.16, 000.00 from vegetable cultivation. Her income from the sale of vegetables has provided enough money to occasionally repay more than the minimum monthly payment. She is the lead decision-maker in her family and is well regarded within the community. She has developed friendships with the women in her SHG that she never had before. |
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Finance marginalized entrepreneurs in Orissa, India