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Shashikala gets aid from NGO, courtesy Rahul

SONKHAS (MAHARASHTRA): After Kalavati, luck shone for Shashikala Rengane, one of the two women whose names were mentioned in Parliament by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, as she received Rs. 20 lakh from the Sulabh International on Thursday.

“The NGO has allotted Rs. 20 lakh as fixed deposit for 20 years, after which Ms. Shashikala will get the lump sum,” Sulabh chief Brindeshwar Pathak told reporters after handing over the draft to her.

Together with her husband Prahlad and three children, a visibly happy Shashikala also received a sari and shawl.

Commenting on the condition of the farmers in Vidarbha and suicides by them, Mr. Pathak said the government was mismanaging the available resources.

“The miserable condition of the farmers of Vidarbha can be eradicated only if the government properly manages the resources. I think the government should introduce insurance for crops as it will help them to repay the debts, thus saving them from committing suicide,” Mr. Pathak said.

Asking farmers to take loans from banks, Mr. Pathak suggested that the government conduct a survey of the debt-trapped families and help them. — PTI

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