- Joining a self-help group boosted business, now earning up to 12,000 per month
The state government’s ambitious Rural Livelihood Mission “Bihan,” aimed at empowering rural women and making them self-reliant, is creating new stories of change in every village. In this context, Mrs. Usha Rathore, a resident of Mandpur, a dependent village of Lalpur in the Gaurela development block, has given her life a new direction by joining a self-help group. Today, she has not only become self-reliant but is also strengthening her family’s financial situation.
Mrs. Usha Rathore is an active member of the Saraswati Mahila Self Help Group. After joining the group, she received financial support, training, and the opportunity to expand her business. Previously, she ran a small shop, which generated limited income, making it difficult to meet family needs. However, after receiving a loan from the group through the Bihan Yojana, she expanded her business and began successfully operating clothing and grocery stores.
Usha Rathore explained that joining the self-help group has brought significant changes to her life. Now, her shop generates a regular income of 10,000 to 12,000 rupees per month. This has improved her family’s financial situation, making it easier to meet household needs, including her children’s education.
Usha explained that the funds she receives from the government’s Mahatari Vandan Yojana are also proving to be very helpful. This timely assistance easily meets small household needs, providing financial support to the family. Usha
Rathore said that the Rural Livelihood Mission “Bihan” has given her a new identity of self-confidence and self-reliance. Expressing gratitude to Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Dev Sai, she said that the government’s schemes are providing rural women with the opportunity to move forward and stand on their own feet.
The Bihan scheme is playing an effective role in organizing and economically empowering women in rural areas. Women like Usha Rathore are emerging as inspirations for other rural women, writing new stories of success through hard work and self-confidence.