Chhattisgarh’s ambitious Godhan Nyaya Yojana, started on the initiative of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, started a new economic-social revolution in the state with its launch. In a very short span of time, this scheme has proved its importance and significance and attracted the attention of the whole country. This unique scheme has given people a source of additional income and has also given employment opportunities especially to women. The Chhattisgarh government is buying cow dung from cattle herders under this scheme. Vermicompost is being made from this cow dung by self-help groups in Gothans. The benefits that the groups are getting from the sale of this vermicompost and it is bringing a big change in their lives and the women of the Swachh Manendragarh area level union are the direct witnesses of this change.
The turnover of the Swachh Manendragarh area level association engaged in vermicompost manufacturing in urban Gothan of district headquarter Manendragarh under new district Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur of the state has reached Rs.1 crore. With the launch of the scheme in the year 2020, the work of cow dung procurement started in Gauthan. Today 100312 quintal vermicompost has been sold by this union, whose amount is Rs 1 crore 32 thousand. In this, the net profit of the group is Rs 36.73 lakh. Purchased two wheeler from Godhan Nyaya Yojana.
Savita Das, a member of the Swachh Manendragarh area level association of development block Manendragarh, which produces maximum vermicompost in the entire district, says that when the Godhan Nyaya Yojana started, they started the work of manufacturing vermicompost by joining as a group in Gauthan of the city. As we got profit from production and sale, people’s attitude towards us started changing. Through this scheme, we have got the means of self-employment and I have bought a two wheeler with the profit I got from the sale of vermicompost. Savita smiles and says that I come to Gouthan in my car. Vice President of the group Premlata also thanks Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel for this important scheme. Group president Preeti Toppo says that she had taken some loan for her sister’s wedding from the dividend she got, she got rid of this money. Gave the children cycles to go to school and also took a TV set for home. Earlier, the people of the house were a little angry because of not being able to give time at home, but now they are happy to see the income. Member Augustina Ekka says that after the death of her husband, the family faced financial problems, but now she is working in Gauthan to support the family. She has a desire to have a two wheeler and hopes to get her own vehicle soon. Found the way to self-reliance
There are 73 women in this group. That is, 73 women are directly associated with self-employment. If any woman associated with the work of vermicompost fertilizer production in Gauthan is from a poor family, then no one has ever worked outside the house. Earning from this work has made him a strong pillar of his family. He has also been shown the path of self-confidence and self-reliance.
