Women’s groups to turn entrepreneurs by setting up cement brick making units

Govt to support the women's groups' ventures by procuring bricks needed for the Indiramma Housing Scheme from them

KARIMNAGAR: To strengthen the financial status of women, the State government has proposed 13 business models under the Indira Mahila Shakti Scheme. As part of this, the government women groups are being encouraged to enter the brick manufacturing business. It has been decided to set up 174 units in 58 mandals of the erstwhile Karimnagar district.

Officials, who said they were collecting the details of women groups that are interested in setting up cement brick units, said apart from encouraging the women to enter the brick-making business, marketing facilities would also be provided. The government is planning to utilise the cement bricks manufactured by the women groups for the construction of houses under the Indiramma Scheme.
If this materialises, there would not be any problem for the women’s groups in marketing their product since the government has announced the construction of 3,500 houses each in 119 Assembly constituencies totalling 4.5 lakh houses in the first phase. The cost of setting up a brick-making unit is estimated to be Rs 18 lakh. The women’s groups will get a 35 per cent subsidy under the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme.
It requires 2,250 bricks for the construction of each unit under the Indiramma House Scheme. Per day, it is possible to manufacture 2,400 bricks in each of these units to be established soon. After the bricks are manufactured, the housing department engineer, MPDO/Municipal commissioner will decide on the price of bricks and extend marketing support, DRDA officials said.
Officials have decided to establish 45 units in Karimnagar, 54 in Jagtial, 39 in Peddapalli, and 36 in Rajanna-Sircilla.

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