Maa Budhima Women Self Help Group is one of the most active SHG’s in Niyamgiri Vedanta Nagar (NVN), a small township built by VAL for project displaced families. The Group earned popularity by making Phenyl at NVN from 1st June, 2005. Bilasini Suna , the president, runs the group which meets regularly, ensuring participation of all the members for phenyl production, regular savings and purchasing of raw materials like Pine Oil, Soap oil, PGN, Perfume and Plastic bottle etc. The formation of the SHG has led to strong social bonds, spending fruitful time together and helping one another in need. The women of Niyamgiri Vedanta Nagar have become economically stable after this intervention.

Maa Budhima Self Help Group has been recognized as the Best SHG Action and has been awarded with the ‘The Development Task Force’ Award by the Chief Minister of Orissa, Shri Naveen Pattanaik and Smt. Sushma Swaraj, M.P. & Chairperson, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, in June 2006.