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Situation before starting of the Super market:
There is a remote village called Kothapet in Gooty mandal
of Anantapur district. There were few SHGs in the village
at the time of APRLP's entry into Kothapet village.
The Project Implementing Agency (PIA) WCUSS took an
initiative to organize the unorganized poor communities
into SHGs. As of now 15 self-help groups / 225 members
have enrolled in the Village Organisation (VO). Previously,
the entire village used to go to Gooty for procurement
of groceries. For this purpose all the families in that
village are invariably loose their wages for a day in
a week. Added to that they were cheated with higher
prices due to ignorance of prevailing price in the market
by the business men.
Initiation for Mahila Super Bazaar: The women
members discussed this matter several times in their
SHG meetings and represented to VO to find a solution
to the problem. All the SHG/VO members have unanimously
decided to open a super market and buy all the provisions
from there. Also the VO members discussed the issue
and asked its members to identify the suitable person
to run the super market. In turn, the members have identified
Mrs.S.Shereesha to run the market. In fact, VO sanctioned
Rs.20,000/- as an initial investment to Mrs. S.Shereesha
to establish the market. After establishment of the
market she is earning Rs.1000/- per day as gross income
and Rs.150/- net income. She became economically independent
and model to other villagers. The collective effort
of women became a model to other CBOs in the district.
Advantages:
1. People are able to save money and time.
2. One of the women got full time employment.
3. Women have brought the market to their door steps. |
