[Assam] "Self Help is the Best Help"- isthat what GOI would like ULFA to do.

Manoj Das dasmk2k at gmail.com
Thu Oct 19 00:07:32 PDT 2006 

Hello Mukulda..

The 'hanh' thing was a state govt. show...NEDFi organised only the
Bio-Diesel initiative...

mkd
 Re: [Assam] "Self Help is the Best Help"- isthat what GOI would like ULFA
to do.

mc mahant
Wed, 18 Oct 2006 05:39:27 -0700

I SHALL FORWARD A FACTUAL CASE HISTORY-- I am trying to get.

mm

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From:  *Dilip/Dil Deka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>*
To:  *mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>*
CC:  *assam at assamnet.org*
Subject:  *Re: [Assam] "Self Help is the Best Help"- isthat what GOI would
like ULFA to do.*
Date:  *Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:23:54 -0700 (PDT)*

Mukulda,

   I understand your political negatism. I'd really like to know (if someone
cares) -
   Was any progress made in Gomoriya? Did the villagers really make some
money? Have you been there? If not your version is no better than the one
published in the AT.
   There must have been some progress made, otherwise the "pepuwa" Assam
govt. officials wouldn't have the guts to show it to the president.

   How about a report from someone who has been close to the action in
Gomoriya?

   Dilip

*mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote:


         A.T.  never said this SHG made a bottomline of 400% on sole
starting capital of 25 Lakh.
   SHG is neither as it is supposed to be as its Kibbutz-Commune
sounding glorious name nor are they given a one-time" Keep it" capital fund.
SHG'Ss are forced- to-  form youth wing groups easy to channelize funds
to. They do get at 12.5% but pestered all the while--'do this-don't do
this-say this -*don't ever tell about your misery*........by perennial
inspectors/motivators/interest collectors. And the Vet experts never go
there--"It is supposed to be NEDFi 's own effort to justify/glorify their
meaningless existence"
   This Hyped one is because the Rocket-man had to be shown a *SUCCESS STORY
funded generously by Center- *and the national Press had to have filler
paddings.
   Truth is elsewhere.
   Ducks have a limit of productivity.They may not  comply to demands "Lay,
I say, The Pres.is watching".If technology had made wonders - whole
Assam-Whole India would have stolen/implemented it overnight.
   Had this been so -why don't we
get* any duck eggs at Gau*, nor prepared  ready-to-microwave *Duck
Pekinese*with Khorisa. Gomoria
*'s successful* *Enterpreneurs * never heard of these.
   mm






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From:  *Dilip/Dil Deka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>*
To:  *ASSAMNET <assam at assamnet.org>*
Subject:  *[Assam] Self Help is the Best Help*
Date:  *Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:33:39 -0700 (PDT)*


   Did anyone else note this news item? I am not so much interested in the
president's visit but the fact that loan from a bank has been put to good
use and Rs. 26 lakh
investment has resulted in Rs. 100 lakhs of earnings definitely is
exemplary. The participants learned how to use expertise offered by the
govt., they put it to good practical use, and have raised the standard of
living in the village.

     I am waiting for the doubters in the net to tell us how this is only
one instance or how numbers have been fudged.

     Why can't the same model be copied in other villages where the young
people are unemployed and likely target for hire by ULFA?
     THERE IS NOTHING BETTER AND MORE SATISFYING THAN SELF-HELP.

     Dilip

     [image: The Assam Tribune online]
*Guwahati, Tuesday, October 17,
2006*
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         *President to share success story of SHGs
*By A Staff Reporter
 GUWAHATI, Oct 16 – Gumoria village, about 35 kilometres away from Guwahati
city, has already made a name for itself following the success of the self
help groups in improving the rural economy and the President of India, Dr
APJ Abdul Kalam will visit the village tomorrow to have an first-hand
experience of the success story. The President is also likely to interact
with the womenfolk of the village, who are the members of the self-help
groups.

Official sources said that the village, inhabited by marginal farmers and
landless labourers, was transformed into one of the model villages following
the formation of 50 self-help groups and about 500 women of the village are
engaged with the groups, which not
only improved the
economy of the village, but also improved the level of education as with the
extra income, the people of the village can now send their wards to schools.

Sources said that with the help from the Government, the self-help groups of
the village started rearing ducks and assistance was given to the women in
forms of training, marketing, veterinary aid etc, while, apart from the
subsidy given by the Government, the UCO Bank also provided financial
assistance to the groups. The groups have so far earned more than Rs one
crore against the investment of Rs 26 lakh, which includes bank loan of Rs
7.50 lakh.

Sources revealed that the women of the village are maintaining about 15 to
20 thousand ducks on an average and the weekly income of each family varies
from Rs 150 to Rs 300. The egg production in the village ranges from 25 to
30 thousand a week. The eggs are sold in local market and some traders from
Guwahati also visit the village regularly to
buy
eggs. Apart from eggs, the women of the village also sell extra male ducks
to earn additional money.

Official sources revealed that before the launching of the project, the
womenfolk of the village used to assist their husbands in the fields and
some used traditional looms for making their own dresses. But the formation
of the self-help groups completely changed the face of the village and the
women are spending most of their income in education and health care of
their children. The savings of the families of the villages also increased
considerably over the years.

Sources revealed that the women of the groups are rearing ducks in a
scientific manner under guidance from the faculty members of the State
Institute for Rural Development and regular field level monitoring is still
being done by the members of the Institute.

Egg production in Asom is much less than the requirement, forcing the state
to import from other states of the country. Official
sources expressed the hope that the success story of the women of Gumoria
would encourage the people from other parts of the state to take up such
projects, which in turn, would not only improve the economic condition of
the villages, but also meet the requirement of the State to a great extent.



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