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Loan Outstanding (Rs. in Crores)
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Savings accumulated (Rs. in Crores)
3678

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Bhoomi Puja of Kyasanmakki Lake at Kundapur-2 Taluk

Bhoomi Puja of Kyasanmakki lake was held at Kundapur-2 Taluk.  The President of Kyasanamakki Lake Committee Sri. Arun Kumar said, the lake rejuvenation programme will provide water to animals thrust, the density of borewell water will increase and the soil will be helpful for agriculture. SKDRDP has become a model for Government with their programmes. […]

Women Entrepreneurs Workshop

Women entrepreneurs workshop was organized by SKDRDP with the collaboration of SELCO Foundation, Bangalore at Amruthavarshini Hall, Dharmasthala. The President of SKDRDP, Rev. Shri D. Veerendra Heggade, presided over the programme and said the research should be done on using sunlight for renewable energy. It should be used in industries too. The President of Jnanavikasa, […]

ISO 27001 Accreditation to SKDRDP

The General Manager of NQA Bangalore Sri. Amardeep C.K. handed over the Prestigious ISO 27001 Certificate to the President of SKDRDP, Rev. Shri. D. Veerendra Heggade It is our proud to become part of SKDRDP because our organisation is the first NGO in India which is receiving ISO 27001 Certificate for transparency, well maintenance and […]

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Testimonials

"Smt. Prathima resident of Honnalli, Davanagere, member of Sri Laxmi Sangha, has availed loan from SIDBI and invested it in setting up a shop of manure, cement and cattle feed."

"Kempayya gowda, resident of Indabettu village of Belthangady taluk, has involved himself in agriculture and also makes homemade bakery items all with the periodic loan of Rs.5.50 lakhs from Pragathi Nidhi. Today he has a monthly income of Rs. 45,000."

"Belthagady resident Laurence D Souza took periodic loan of Rs. 10 lakhs from Pragathi Nidhi. He did agriculture, dairy farming, house repair, Bio gas, constructed cow shed and grows jasmine and vegetable all with amount availed from Pragathi Nidhi."

"Smt. Yamuna a member of ShriNidhi SHG, resident of Laila took periodic loan of Rs.3 lakh to buy 4 cows and constructed cow shed. Today she sells 30 liters of milk and she says all this was possible after joining Dharmasthala Rural Development Group."

"Smt. Sajitha, resident of Charmadi is self-employed. She knows tailoring, and also does agriculture and dairy farming all with the periodic loan of Rs. 10 lakhs from Pragathi Nidhi. Today she gets a profit of Rs. 15,000 per month."

"Nagesh Gowda member of Swami sangha of Siddakatte sells SIRI products. He took Rs. 1,00,000 Pragathi Nidhi loan and started a general store. From the Rs. 2.25 lakh Pragathi Nidhi he improvised his store and started selling SIRI products, Nandini Products, vegetables and groceries. Today he has a daily income of Rs. 5,000-6,000."


Success Stories

Life Improvement Through Self-Employment

Mr. Jaya Shetty is a resident of Guruvayanakere Village, Belthangady Taluk. He is a member of KrishnaJyothi Self-Help Group from past 3 years. His wife Smt. Prabhavathi is a member of Sugama-A Self-Help Group. They have two children, son studying in Chennai and the daughter studying MSc. Jaya Shetty had studied upto 7th standard. Before […]

Jnanavikasa Changed the Life Style of Smt. Aluvelamma

Smt.  Aluvelamma is the resident of Madhugri Taluk, Tumkur District. Her husband doesn’t do any kind of work and harrases her. They own 4 acres of land in which she started growing millet and peanut crops by taking guidance from other farmers and lead her life. But she had not received much income due to […]

Pillars Became Light to Life

Mr. Manjunath resident of Hebri Taluk is an example for there is success if there is persistence to achieve something.  Instead of depending on others, he and his wife built their own life through self-employment. They manufacture cement pillars at house and sells at lowest rate to customers. The pillars are of very good quality […]

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Our Board

Dr. D Veerendra Heggade

President

Smt. Hemavathi V Heggade

President, Jnanavikasa Programs

Sri. Surendra Kumar

Trustee

Sri. Uday Kumar Shetty

Trustee

Sri. Sampath Samrajya

Trustee

Sri. Shyam Bhat

Trustee

Sri. Y Nageswara Rao

Trustee

About Us

The Shri Kshethra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) was founded with single important purpose of "Inclusive Rural Development". To achieve this we created 3 main things for Individuals. They were Loans, Insurance & Pensions which ushered Financial Stability.

  • Linkage to banks (earstwhile Pragathi Nidhi)
  • Sampoorna Suraksha Health Insurance
  • NPS now Atal Pension Yojana (APY)

To enable people to inculcate the habit of helping others, we started organizing Self-Help Groups which are called as Pragathi Bandhu Groups (PBG). Our lending and Training programs are geared towards members and their families. As every family has 3 types of people, we have special programs focused these 3 focus groups.

  • Family Head - huge array of programs under Agriculture division.
  • Women Empowerment - Jnanavikasa to make them self-sustainable.
  • Children  SujnanaNidhi scholarship.

Apart from family, Community also matters, hence we have a special division called as CDP (Community Development Programs) to develop the Rural Infrastructure.