1.   Businessmen say they have a hard time getting loans from state-owned banks, while public enterprises are generously funded.

2.   Nevertheless, GOP lawmakers and conservatives outside Congress say the NEA continues to maintain a consistent track record of funding artistic enterprises whose works feature gay and lesbian sex.

3.   So far, they have funded their enterprise with their own money or money from their families.

4.   Officials said the funds will be ploughed into several state-run projects and used to fund small enterprises in three Indian states.