Microcredit scheme for solar lighting system

Saroj Devi's family of six used to spend over Rs 900 every month to buy kerosene for lighting the three lamps in her house. Their village, Lala Teekar, in Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh has two rivers passing by and is often called the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of Moradabad. This is because the only access to the village—a narrow rickety road—closes during monsoons, cutting off access to the village.

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http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/microcredit-scheme-solar-lighting-system
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Sep 13, 2011
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13/09/2011