Turnover of better than Rs.30 lakhs by women groups in Gauthan, moreover earned a income of about Rs.12 lakhs – Lok Shakti.in
3 min readChatod Gothan in 5 acres area, about 40 women purchased employment
Raipur 02 June 2023

In Chatod Gram Panchayat of Arang district area of Raipur district, a well-furnished Gauthan has been in-built 5 acres of land. About 40 women of 4 self-help groups are engaged in making vermicompost, earthworm manufacturing, vegetable manufacturing, poultry, mushroom manufacturing along with turmeric powder on this Gauthan. Last yr, these women have completed a enterprise of better than Rs.30 lakhs with their onerous work and have earned a web income of better than Rs.12 lakhs. Mrs. Geeta Verma, president of Sita Mahila Sangathan, who’s working in Gauthan, said that women are getting employment inside the villages itself by the use of the Gauthan and Gaudhan Nyaya Yojana. With their onerous work, women are moreover incomes additional earnings by working in Gothans. Employment alternate options have elevated in rural areas. Mrs. Verma said that women are using the earnings from Gothans to fulfill their house needs along with for the coaching of their children.

Livelihood-oriented work is being completed by 4 women groups, Sita Mahila Sangathan, Kiran Self-Help Group, Ekta Self-Help Group and Kalyan Self-Help Group in Gauthan of Chatod Gram Panchayat. Cow dung procurement is completed day by day in Gauthan. So far, 7 thousand 670 quintals of cow dung has been procured in Gauthan on the charge of two rupees per kg. Out of this, 2 thousand 647 quintal vermi compost has been created from 7 thousand 210 quintal cow dung. Women have acquired about Rs 23 lakh by selling 2 thousand 280 quintals of vermi compost made to farmers and totally different authorities institutions. 60 quintal large compost has moreover been created from 120 quintal cow dung in Gauthan itself. By selling Vermi Compost and Super Compost, women groups have gotten a web income of about Rs 9 lakh. The demand for vermicompost of Gauthan has elevated inside the area. The members of the women’s group have now started making pure pesticides as correctly. The demand for earthworms produced in Gauthan may be in the entire Arang development block. In totally different Gothans of Arang development block, Kechua has been given from Chatod Gothan solely. 20 members of Sita Mahila Sangathan are engaged in vermicompost along with earthworm manufacturing in Chatod Gauthan. These women are moreover given teaching and technical guidance every so often by the officers of Krishi Vigyan Kendra Raipur and Agriculture Department. Last yr, the women of the group earned an earnings of three lakh rupees solely by selling earthworms. Poultry farming work is being completed by Kiran self-help group in Gauthan. The group has up to now earned a income of about Rs 50,000 from poultry farming. Ekta Self-Help Group has earned an earnings of about Rs 10,000 by rising greens in Gothan’s yard. The women of Kalyan self-help group are engaged in mushroom manufacturing and turmeric powder making in Gauthan. Due to this, these women have earned an earnings of about 10 thousand rupees. The work of nicely being checkup, breed enchancment and tagging of animals coming to Gothan may be being completed by the Livestock Development Department in Gothan itself. Pasture has moreover been made for animals in Gothan.