38
Land and livestock
1%
Gold
7%
Loan repayment
5%
Savings and LIC
5%
Undecided
27%
Key Findings
Mandatory savings was for internal loans, interest income or as a means of savings.
Internal loans and the interest income were used for household expenditure,
educational purposes, gold purchases and pooja/function expenditure.
The average income of members was Rs. 4,000; however average household
income was Rs. 18,000.
MNREGS was more prevalent in Tamil Nadu as compared to Karnataka.
