The poultry farming business assisted with financial aid from the State Government has changed life of 10 youths living in poverty hit Devtarai village of Balod district.
Under the ‘Swarn Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana,’ the Animal Husbandry and Rural Development Department had provided 10 unemployed youths with loan of `1 lakh for starting poultry business.
Officials informed that youths formed a self-help group “Shivshakti” and opened a saving account in bank.
They started depositing `10 every month in the account and after getting loan sanctioned the group decided to begin poultry business.
They were provided economic assistance of `1 lakh which was used for construction poultry houses.
For the first time Shivshakti group had brought chick and after one-and-half months they sold it in market, which earned good return for the group. Encouraged with the response they took the business aggressively and paid the loan amount in 2007-08 which was sanctioned in 2005.
The group through its own earnings has erected new poultry shade and are expanding their business. Under the MNREGA scheme poultry shades worth `4 lakh have been constructed for them, officials said.
According to the members of group they are earning handsome amount of `50,000 to 60,000 every month.