The members of Vanita Women Self Help Group (SHG) in Ward number 3 here are earning profit by preparing and selling woolen products. They have not only become self-sufficient but also motivated others to become independent, officials said.
They said that the SHG is participating in the district-level ‘Rajyotsava’ being celebrated here and displaying its products in a stall.
The President of SHG Parsheela Rai said that she is associated with the National Urban livelihood Mission for the past one year and she has been sanctioned a loan of Rs10 lakh by Dena Bank this year.
She said that the Vanita SHG was formed three years ago and the Group got engaged in business of woolen products and other materials like sweater, shawl, muffler, curtain, wall hanging, gloves, etc. Apart from preparation and sale of products, the group also provides training to the girls.
The members of the Group said that all of them are getting equal opportunity to progress in the group. The woollen products prepared and sold by them gives them good returns. The SHG members said that they display their products in fairs, stalls, exhibitions etc.
People like the products and not only purchase them from counter but also place orders from their houses. This has increased the income of the group and the members and taken them towards self-sufficiency. The Group has five members including Geeta John, Mrs. Sevati Kumar, Jamunbai Tandi and Banita Tandi and all of them belong to BPl families.