Success Stories - Ministry of Rural Development
Success Stories - Ministry of Rural Development
Success Stories - Ministry of Rural Development
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assistance extended to the tune <strong>of</strong> Rs. 1.00 Lakh each by DRDA, Sivaganga<br />
and SBI, Manamadurai, they started making and selling s<strong>of</strong>t toys and fancy<br />
items. Once their tattered tent housing was brought to the notice <strong>of</strong> the<br />
district administration, fifteen IAY Houses were sanctioned. Basic<br />
Amenities like lighting, CC Roads and water facilities were sanctioned to the<br />
colony at an estimated cost <strong>of</strong> Rs. 4.50 lakhs under Basic Amenities 2006-<br />
07 (State Scheme) and under routine department procedures.<br />
Canara Bank<br />
extended a loan <strong>of</strong> Rs. 20,000<br />
each, under DRI Scheme<br />
for rural housing to enable the<br />
IAY beneficiaries to complete<br />
their houses, without being<br />
debtors <strong>of</strong> cut-throat private<br />
money lenders. This scheme<br />
was piloted in Sivaganga<br />
After the Work<br />
District on the direction <strong>of</strong> the Hon’ble Union Finance Minister<br />
Mr. P. Chidambaram.<br />
As a result, 15 families were brought out <strong>of</strong> begging. They go<br />
about their daily chores with self-confidence and pride. One family owns an<br />
auto-rickshaw now. On the whole, Gandhi Nagar got a facelift and its<br />
residents, a smile <strong>of</strong> hope on their faces.
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