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Two-Foot-Tall Veerababu Builds Livelihood Through Khammam Xerox Centre
Veerababu is a postgraduate from Tekulapalli.
He is about two feet tall and has a 100 per cent disability.
Finding a job was difficult for him.
Khammam Municipal Commissioner Abhishek Augustya helped guide and support him.
Veerababu then opened a Xerox centre through the Indira Mahila Shakti Scheme.
He earns between Rs.
1,000 and Rs.
1,500 each day.
He also helps people fill out forms.
Now he supports his parents and studies for competitive examinations.
Veerababu, who is about two feet tall and has 100 per cent disability, now earns Rs. 1,000 to Rs. 1,500 daily.
The postgraduate from Tekulapalli started a Xerox centre about a year ago under the Indira Mahila Shakti Scheme.
He says Khammam Municipal Commissioner Abhishek Augustya, IAS, provided crucial support and guidance.
Veerababu also helps customers complete various forms, providing an additional source of income.
He is supporting his daily-wage-worker parents while preparing for competitive examinations.
- Who
- Veerababu, a postgraduate from Tekulapalli with 100 per cent disability, supported by Khammam Municipal Commissioner Abhishek Augustya, IAS.
- What
- Veerababu started a Xerox centre and now earns Rs. 1,000 to Rs. 1,500 a day.
- Where
- The Xerox centre is in Khammam; Veerababu is a native of Tekulapalli.
- When
- He started the Xerox centre about a year ago.
- Why
- He sought a livelihood and became self-reliant with support and guidance from the municipal commissioner under the Indira Mahila Shakti Scheme.
Key facts
- Daily income
- Rs. 1,000 to Rs. 1,500
- Disability status
- 100 per cent disability
- Education
- Postgraduate
- Business
- Xerox centre
- Business duration
- About one year
- Government scheme
- Indira Mahila Shakti Scheme
- Additional service
- Helping people fill out forms
- Family support
- Veerababu is taking care of his parents, who are daily-wage labourers
Sources
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