Union Minister of State Suresh Gopi has gifted an auto-rickshaw to a woman who was denied a Mudra loan under a self-employment scheme. The beneficiary, Ganga Rishikesan, a resident of Bison Valley Muttukad, had approached the minister during a public meeting in Moolamattom on September 30, 2025, after traveling over 130 kilometers on her scooter.

Ganga, who has supported her family for over two decades by working as a daily wage laborer in cardamom plantations, applied for a Mudra loan at a nationalized bank seven years ago. The bank officials falsely claimed that no such scheme existed. Her husband, a former bus driver, has been unable to work for 13 years due to lifestyle diseases, worsening their financial struggles.

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During the meeting, Ganga shared her plight with Suresh Gopi, who immediately promised to buy her an auto-rickshaw. Recently, the minister’s personal assistant called Ganga, informing her that the payment had been made to the company and she could collect the vehicle from a showroom in Adimali. The auto-rickshaw arrived at her home as construction of her house under the Life scheme was underway. Ganga expressed her gratitude to the minister via a video call and hopes to start driving the auto-rickshaw from the next day.