Mukesh,
who was earlier facing acute financial problem is now
earning Rs. 150 per day by plying an auto rickshaw.
After meeting daily expenditure on petrol and other
necessities he saves so much money. With which he
meets all other domestic expenses easily. He is now
extremely happy by plying the auto rickshaw daily.
His
financial condition is improving slowly and children
are going to school.
Mukesh now says although he remained uneducated
because of poverty but he vows to educate his children
to the fullest possible extent.
A
26 year old youth, Mukesh is a resident of Khalesar
locality in Umaria town. An auto rickshaw was made
available to him by the District Antyavasayi Sahakari
Samiti on July 15 last and it has now become a
regularly means of earning for him and his family.
An
auto rickhsaw driver, Mukesh recalls that his family
was facing poverty since long. His father Shri
Sunderlal along with his family members was engaged in
his ancestral work of preparing baskets to meet
out both the ends. Some times, he worked as a rag
picker, but it was difficult for him to meet the
domestic expenses.
His
family included five brothers and two sisters. It was
very difficult to feed a family of nine members. Due
to poverty Mukesh could not go to school and he had no
money to do some business.
By
chance, one day Mukesh went to the Office of the
District Antyavasayi Sahakari Vikas Samiti in search
of employment and met the officer-in-charge there. He
narrated his problems to the officer and sought his
help to start some work. He was advised to ply an
auto-rickhsaw to earn his livelihood. He had earlier
learnt driving an auto living with his uncle at
Dhanpuri and had a licence for doing this.
Mukesh
agreed to ply an auto rickshaw as advised by the
executive officer of the Samiti. The officer asked him
to make an arrangement of Rs. 12,000 as margin money,
later on he was sanctioned the loan worth Rs. 73
thousand which included grant of Rs. ten ten thousand.
After
doing all formalities, the key of an auto rickshaw was
handed over to him in July last. Mukesh now is a happy
and independent wage earner.
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