Mrs. Bhavani, resident of Siddapura taluk of Sirsi District. She has been an active member of the Vajramata Self Help Group for over 15 years. She took a loan of Rs. 10,000 from Pragathi Nidhi and started her tailoring career by getting a sewing machine.

Later each year she borrowed a loan to improvise her shop and now she has 14 Sewing machines and 1 Embroidery machine. In her shop she has given employment to 4 people and they have a monthly income of Rs. 50,000. She says all this was possible because of the constant support from the group and timely given Pragathi Nidhi loan.