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Nellore Collector fulfills promise, gives Rs 80,000 cheque to entrepreneur
A district leader named Himanshu Shukla made a promise to help a woman in his district.
The woman's name is Yeddula Kalyani, and she lives in a small village called Jangala Kandriga.
Kalyani sells bananas and mangoes to earn money.
She also makes a special plant food called organic manure using cow dung and other ingredients.
She wanted to buy a machine that costs Rs 80,000 to make neem seed powder for her business.
She asked the Collector for help during a village meeting in June.
The Collector liked her hard work and promised to give her the money from his own pocket.
On Monday, he kept his promise and gave her a cheque for Rs 80,000.
This shows that keeping promises can help people grow their small businesses.
District Collector Himanshu Shukla handed a Rs 80,000 cheque to Yeddula Kalyani at the Nellore Collectorate on Monday.
The payment fulfilled a promise made during a 'Palle Veekshana' public grievance redressal programme held in her village on June 19.
Kalyani, a Bhramarambika SHG member from Jangala Kandriga village, trades bananas and mangoes and prepares organic manure.
She had requested financial help to buy a machine costing Rs 80,000 to prepare neem seed powder and expand her business.
The Collector appreciated her entrepreneurial work and provided the amount from his personal funds.
- Who
- District Collector Himanshu Shukla and entrepreneur Yeddula Kalyani, a Bhramarambika SHG member
- What
- The Collector handed over an Rs 80,000 cheque to Kalyani to buy a machine for preparing neem seed powder
- Where
- Nellore Collectorate; Kalyani is from Jangala Kandriga village in Muthukur mandal
- When
- Monday; her request was made on June 19
- Why
- To help Kalyani expand her organic manure and produce business, fulfilling a promise made under the Palle Veekshana initiative
Key facts
- Collector
- Himanshu Shukla
- Recipient
- Yeddula Kalyani
- Amount
- Rs 80,000
- Initiative
- Palle Veekshana
- Recipient's village
- Jangala Kandriga, Pidathapoluru panchayat, Muthukur mandal
- Purpose
- Purchase of a machine to prepare neem seed powder
- Funding source
- Collector's personal funds
- Date of promise
- June 19
Quotes
Himanshu Shukla
District Collector of Nellore
“I will hand over Rs 80,000 from my personal funds to support your business expansion”
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