Lijjat Papad success story start business only Rs 80 now Thousand crore turnover know how varpat

New Delhi. Be it a wedding or any celebration or festival… be it Lijjat Papad every time… Karram, Kurram… Kurram Karram… Yes. Lijjat Papad, which you must have seen in advertisements on your TV since childhood, has been present in your kitchen and supermarket for years. Even today, whenever eyes see Lijjat Papad, a feeling of confidence and women empowerment is reflected in them. There would hardly be anyone in India who does not know about the delicious Lijjat Papad. As popular as Lijjat Papad is, its success story is equally good. Lijjat Papad, started by seven friends and housewives, has today become a successful and inspiring story. Today this company is providing employment to 45,000 women across India. So let us know how 7 women started a business with Rs 80 and then made it famous all over the world. Today this company is earning in crores.

This journey started from here…
Jaswanti Jamnadas, a resident of Mumbai, first laid the foundation of Lijjat Papad in the year 1959 along with her six friends. The motive of these seven women behind starting this was not to start an industry or earn more money. Through this she wanted to contribute to the expenses of her family. Since these women were not very educated, they had to face many difficulties in going out of the house and working. Therefore, these Gujarati women planned to make and sell papad, which they could make at home. Jaswanti Jamnadas Popat decided that she and the people who joined her, Parvatiben Ramdas Thodani, Ujamben Narandas Kundalia, Banuben Tanna, Laguben Amritlal Gokani, Jayaben Vithalani, would start making papad. There was another woman with her, who was entrusted with the responsibility of selling papads.

Business started with borrowed money
With the borrowed Rs 80, the women bought a papad making machine and also bought the necessary items for making papad. Initially the women made four packets of papad and sold them to a businessman. After this the businessman demanded more papad from the women. After this the women started working hard day and night and the sales kept increasing by leaps and bounds. After this the businessman asked to improve the quality of papad. Besides, she also helped in training these women about account handling, marketing etc. This group of seven women became a cooperative system. Needy women above 18 years of age were included in this. Lijjat Papad business gave her an annual income of Rs 6196 at that time and soon thousands of women started joining it.

turnover of thousand crores
Lijjat Papad has been honored with the Economic Times Business Woman of the Year Award in 2002, the Country’s Best Cottage Industry Award in 2003, and the Brand Equity Award by the then President of the country, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam in 2005. Papad business, which started with a loan of Rs 80, is now spread across the world and its turnover is around Rs 100 crore.