A dimension within Grocery Store Capital
This theme addresses the financial needs of small grocery shops, including funding for expansion, inventory, and startup capital.
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I am Uji Pushrita Pradhan from Raykia, Kandhamal. And if the government gives me 20,000 rupees, then I will open a small grocery shop, keeping a little rice and a little dal, and I will support my family.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Puspanjali Pradhan. If the government gives me 20,000 rupees, then I will open a small grocery shop and support my family. From Rayagada.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Bijay Rohita. Village Rangaguda, Panchayat Baunia, Block Dharimadi, District Kandhamal. I have a small grocery shop. With the help of that shop, I am supporting my family. Due to lack of money, I am unable to keep more shop items. If the government gives me 50,000
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Mithun Paika, a shopkeeper. Due to lack of money, I am unable to open a big shop. If the government provides me with 50,000 rupees as assistance, I will open a big shop, do business, and be able to support my family.
— Usharani Dandasena · Gajapati, Odisha
If I get twenty thousand rupees in assistance, I want to start a small business, specifically a small shop, to support my family.
— Pankajini Chhatria
If I am given some money by the government, then I will open a small shop and support my family and earn my livelihood.
— Basanti · Nayagarh, Odisha
If you give me 20000 rupees, I will run a small shop and support my family.
— Pankajini Chhatria
My name is Puspita Pradhan. And I am speaking from Raikia, Kandhamal. If the government gives me 20,000 rupees, then I will open a small tea shop to earn a livelihood for my family's sustenance.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Miri Kandha. My village is Mandipanka, Panchayat Bamnia, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I have a small grocery store. Due to lack of money, I cannot keep much stock in the shop. If the government gives me 50,000 rupees...
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Dhruvanath Bisoi. My village is Kinaria, Panchayat Bamunia, Block Darimuli, District Kandhamal. I have a small grocery shop. Due to lack of funds, I am unable to bring more grocery items and conduct business. If the government provides me some support.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
If I get twenty thousand rupees, then I will open a ration shop, which will help our family to run.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
My name is Samuk Pradhan. If the government gives me 20,000 rupees, then with that 20,000 rupees, I will buy some chickens and, for the sustenance of my family, I will open a small shop and manage my family's livelihood. Rajiv Gandhi.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
If I receive 20,000 from the government, I have a small shop. I would use that money to stock it with goods so that my shop can become bigger. I am in great need of money right now.
— Ranu begam · Pamgarh, Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh
My name is Rohit Diga. Village Atinbadi. I have a small hotel. I have opened the shop. And I am in great need of money. If the government had helped me with 50,000, I would have run the hotel well with that 50,000 and supported my family. And it would have also helped other people. This is my request to the government.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Maradipanga, Kandhamal, Odisha
If I get ₹20000 from support, I want to open a small shop.
— MANNOO LAL BHOI
If an initial capital of 20000 rupees is provided, I will open a shop and sell Bandhupuri there, and I will support my family.
— DASHARATH SINGH · Sambalpur, Odisha
If I get ₹20000, I will open a grocery store in my village.
— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh
My name is Dhiren Potra. My village is Charamuli, Puttuadi Gram Panchayat. If I receive 20,050 (Madhusudi), then I will open a grocery shop in the village.
— Subash Sabhasundar
If we get 20 thousand rupees, then we can open a small grocery shop and support our family.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
If I receive 20,000 in assistance, I will open a small grocery shop.
— Paradeshi Mirdha
If you give me 20000/- help, I will open a grocery shop.
— Pankajini Chhatria
If I or my women's group is given 20,000 rupees, I will open a shop and support my family.
— Pankajini Chhatria
With ₹20000, I will open my small grocery store, which will help improve my financial situation a little.
— Pushpalata Surtange · Tilda Neora, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
I am Chasha Pradhan from Rayagada, Kandhamal. If the government had given me 50,000 rupees, I would have opened a small tea shop and supported my family.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
If I get 20000 rupees, I will open a ration shop and do business. I will sell all the ration items.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
If I receive 20,000 in assistance, I will open a small grocery store.
— Paradeshi Mirdha
If I am given 20,000 rupees, I will do business and support my family.
— Tumbeswar Suna
If you give me 20000 rupees, I will expand my small grocery shop.
— Parsuram Sa · Hemagiri, Sundargarh, Odisha
If I am given 20000 rupees, I will open a grocery store.
— Pankajini Chhatria
If I receive an amount of 20000, I will start my own shop business so that I can sustain my life.
— Ranu begam · Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh
My name is Rana Mana Namita Budhaika. Village Brahmanigaon, Panchayat Brahmanigaon, Block Darinagar, District Kandhamal. I belong to a very poor family. If the government had provided 50,000 rupees in assistance, I would have opened a clothes shop and done business from market to market, enabling my family to improve its living standard.
— Usharani Dandasena · Gajapati, Odisha
If I get money, I will open a shop and support my family.
— Prabhulal Saraf · Nandupāla, Balangir, Odisha
If I get 20,000 rupees, I will open a grocery store, and from that, I will run my life.
— Kamleah Kumar · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
My name is Manjuri Behera. I am an SHG (Self-Help Group) woman. My family is a very poor family. If the government provides me with 50,000 assistance, I can become a leader in my family's livelihood by running a clothing shop or a small market business.
— Usharani Dandasena · Gajapati, Odisha
If I am given ₹20,000, I will open a small grocery shop with that money. I will conduct an activity with it.
— Pushpalata Surtange · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
My name is Chinma Pradhan, from the village Koradi, Block Tikali, Police Station Tikali. If they give 20,000 rupees, we are ready to open a shop and do business. We request this government.
— Sunita Pradhan · Tikabali, Kandhamal, Odisha
If I get 20000 rupees, I will open a grocery store and run the business.
— Malti mandavi
If I get money, I would like to open a ration shop. I will add some of my own money to that ration shop, and the rest of the money will be from the organization, meaning the one that gives us ₹20,000.
— Jeevan Kumar
I want to open my own shop with the assistance amount of 20,000.
— Ranu begam · Pamgarh, Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh
My name is Baidya Badiar Singh. I am a businessman. I support my family by doing grocery business. If the government had given me 50,000 rupees as a loan, then I could have bought more grocery items and done more business, thereby getting help in supporting my family.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
The voices in this theme were gathered by these organisations through their community reports.
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