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Gonda Youth Builds Machine Factory with 2.5 Million Loan, 35% Subsidy; Supplies Reach Multiple States.
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News18•29-09-2026, 20:56
Gonda Youth Builds Machine Factory with 2.5 Million Loan, 35% Subsidy; Supplies Reach Multiple States.
  • •For the first time in Uttar Pradesh's Devipatan division, a workshop for manufacturing mixer machines, water tanks, and mobile toilets has been established.
  • •Rajesh Kumar Pal, an entrepreneur from Gonda, started Yogeshwar Engineering four years ago.
  • •He secured a 2.5 million rupee loan from the Khadi Gramodyog Department, including a 35 percent subsidy, to start his business.
  • •Machines from Yogeshwar Engineering are supplied to Assam, Bahraich, Sitapur, Lakhimpur Kheri, and other districts.
  • •Rajesh Kumar Pal aims for Yogeshwar Engineering's machines to reach across the entire country and expand the business further.

Key Questions Answered

Rajesh Kumar Pal's workshop, Yogeshwar Engineering, manufactures mixer machines for mixing construction materials, water tanks, and mobile toilets that can be relocated for events and public gatherings. Additionally, the workshop offers repair services for old machines.

To start his business, entrepreneur Rajesh Kumar Pal received a loan of 2.5 million rupees from the Khadi Gramodyog Department, which included a 35 percent subsidy. He has already successfully repaid the entire loan amount.

The machines manufactured at Yogeshwar Engineering are supplied to Gonda as well as several other districts and states, including Assam, Bahraich, Sitapur, and Lakhimpur Kheri.