Velagapudi padhma is a 35-years-old homemaker. She lives in guntur district of pedhaparimi. She has a small general store of her own, where she sells daily use items like soaps, detergents, sweets and snacks, etc. It brings her roughly around Rs. 14,000 per month. She has a family of four members to take care of. She is finding it difficult to support both her family’s needs as well as save for a secured future.
She wants to take care of both, so she has applied for a loan of Rs. 60,000 from Bharathi Women Development Center, one of Milaap's field partners. With the money, she plans to expand her small pan-shop into a small grocery store by buying snack items like chips and biscuits and water bottles. She expects a good business after the expansion. She hopes to satiate her family’s needs and take care of her savings. She and her family are thankful to all the lenders for their support.