GADAG: Many communities have faced financial difficulties as a result of Covid-19 pandemic.
Savita Samaj, the barber community, has formed a cooperative community in Gadag, to overcome the community’s financial crisis.
Krishna Hadadad, founder, Savita Samaj (Hindulida Vargagala) Pattina Sangh Niyamita Gadag, told Ti that Savita Samaj was one of the underdeveloped communities in the state.
“We are also rejected credit facilities from banks because our community has a large population of people who are illiterate or less literacy.
Pandemic Covid-19 shows us the importance of being independent.
When our people approach the bank, they cannot provide the required documents.
We were given a package of rations during the first lock, there was no help coming from the government afterwards.
During a pandemic, many of our customers stopped coming to us for hair cutting, and our business had not recovered.
After suffering such difficulties, we approached several cooperative communities in Gadag and Asking for help from Venkatesh Mattikatti, which has formed a cooperative society like that in Shikaripur, “he explained.
The city of Kotekal, President Sanghertaive helped them for the community,” We have around 2,500 members in Savita Samaj and currently 600 of them have become members of the Cooperative Community.
Like many of them using colds T from personal people with an interest rate of 10% per month, they have now realized the need for our own society to defeat the financial crisis, “he said.
Kadur Ravi, Director, Karnataka Savita Samaj, commented Savita Samaj had a cooperative community in Shikaripur, Shivamogga, Udupi and Davanagere.
“Members of our community in Gadag Regency have done a good job by floating this community,” he said.
For the economy “if the community to the back forward to float their own society, it will be an encouragement for the country’s economy.
Our department has many supportive steps such as concessions in registration and initial capital requirements to encourage the community to retreat.
When the Savita Member Samaj advanced, we extend all Our support, “said Prashant Mudhol, cooperative development officer, Ron, Gadag.