1.

Name of the Farmer:

Smt. Sukumati

2.

Age:

53

3.

Name of the Village:

Tahakapal , Chhapar Bhanpuri, Jagadalpur, Bastar

4.

State:

Chhattisgarh

5.

Crops Reared:

First:

200

Second:

Third:

200

6.

Income procured from Crops:

First:

15437

Second:

Third:

13399

7.

Name of theCentre:

Kosa beej Kendra , Chhapar Bhanpuri

8.

Prior to Tasar Culture what was he/she doing?

Daily Labour

9.

How is the income utilized by him/her?:

10.

For gaining the benefit what extra efforts was undertaken by him/her?:

She is practicing sericulture from the last 12 years. With the generated income through sericulture, she has made improvement in her house like plastering and other repairing work, she managed to purchase a motorcycle & color TV for her house.

11.

What was the contribution of the centre?:

Technical guidance. Provided with plantation and rearing materials for the rearing from the DoS, Chhattisgarh. Supplied dfls in subsidized cost.

12.

Whether he/she is interested in taking up other Sericulture activities viz. Seed Production, Reeling and Spinning, Yarn Production etc.::

Yes

13.

Picture Gallery:

17.

Photo of Village:

18.

Whether switching to sericulture as main Earning practice:

Yes