Mungeli 20 September 2021. Mahamaya self-help group, mother of 10 women of Kenwat community of Sambalpur village of Mungeli development block, is doing fisheries. The group got an income of 52 thousand in the financial year 2020-21 from fisheries. In this way, the business of fish farming is making women self-reliant by becoming a means of additional income for the women of village Sambalpur with less expenditure and less effort. Giving information about this successful business among the women of Maa Mahamaya Mahila Self-Help Group, she said that before the formation of the group, their financial condition was weak as they came below the poverty line. Used to do farming on the land available with him, acres 15-20 q. Paddy was known to be produced, They were not satisfied with this production. The women of Sambalpur formed a group after coming in contact with the field officials of the fisheries department. Impressed by getting information related to fish farming under the plan of the department, he started doing fish farming by taking the pond on a 5-year lease from the village panchayat. Fish farming was started on 29 December 2020. The water area of Sambalpur pond is 2.50 hectares. Under the National Agricultural Development Scheme by the Department of Fisheries, fish seeds, supplementary feed, They have been given technical information about fish farming by providing them training programs and technical upgradation training. At present, the accumulation of quality fish seed in the pond allotted on lease by the group and the use of supplementary feed is increasing the economic level by increasing the fish production continuously. From the income received, the members of the group have purchased their household items and the houses have been repaired, some members have built pucca houses, some members have purchased cycles and motor cycles as per the requirement, members have given education to their children. The scrum is being sent. In this way, this business of fisheries has proved to be a very profitable business for poor women and has become a powerful medium for their self-employment. Members are sending their children to school for education. In this way, this business of fisheries has proved to be a very profitable business for poor women and has become a powerful medium for their self-employment. Members are sending their children to school to get education. In this way, this business of fisheries has proved to be a very profitable business for poor women and has become a powerful medium for their self-employment.
Mungeli: Women’s self-help group earns 52 thousand rupees from fisheries: Women of the group are becoming self-reliant
