A new service in the basket, Umri Panchyat, Madhya Pradesh
Fatima Khatoon, 38 years old, is the wife of Late Makbool Ansari and a resident of Baridih village in Itki block of Ranchi, Jharkhand. A mother of two daughters, Neha Khatoon (5) and Saniya Khatoon (3), Fatima has been sustaining her household by working as a maid in different households ever since her husband passed away.
Her husband was a labour contractor whose source of income was satisfactory for maintaining a family of four. However, he was murdered and his body was unceremoniously dumped in a nearby well. Since then, Fatima had been living a miserable life in poverty. A few months ago, she reached out to our SOOCHNA SEVA team when we were in Baridih for a camp visit.
After listening to her sad story, the Soochna Seva team researched and came across a suitable schemes for widows, Widhwa Samman Yojna and Bakra Vikas Yojna, under which the government gives cattle to the woman for earning their livelihood respectfully..
The Soochna Seva team also helped her in getting her husband’s death certificate, which was then forwarded along with her application to be considered for the scheme.
Fatima Khatoon is now a happy woman.
“I meet the Soochna Seva team, every now and then. We even chat about my cattle, which will become a primary source of income in coming years,”She says with unbridled hope and happiness for the near future.
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