History of Lijjat Papad: Interesting journey of Lijjat Papad reaching turnover of Rs 80 to 1600 crores.

If I tell you, a mother has taken a lot of steps to make her son an engineer, then you may think that I am saying a phrase. But no, it is not a phrase of youth but the truth of thousands of homes because in reality, women from thousands of homes in India have made their entire homes with Papads.

The company has become an example of ‘Shree Mahila Griha Udyog’ which was started by just seven women at a cost of ₹80.Sri Mahila Griha Udyog was started by seven women with a combined salary of just Rs 80 and today they have a turnover of lakhs of rupees.

The secret behind what’s behind it Let’s find out all the details through this blog.

History of Lijjat Papad –

Even today, whenever you look at the different types of papad kept in the supermarket, the memories are fresh. At the same time, when the eyes look at Lijjat Papad, they show a sense of faith and women empowerment. There will hardly be anyone in India who is not aware of the delicious Lijjat Papad. As popular as Lijjat Papad is, the story of its success is excellent. Started by seven friends and housewives, Lijjat Papad has become a successful and inspiring story today.

The story behind its success is so interesting that recently Bollywood’s big filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker decided to bring the successful story of Lijjat Papad to the big screen. He is going to produce this film. In such a situation, it becomes even more important to know this story.

Seven friends started with Lijjat Papad –

Lijjat Papad was travelled by Jaswanti Ben and six of his friends in Mumbai in 1959. The purpose of these seven women was not to start the industry or earn more money. Through this, she wanted to share her hand at the expense of her family. Because these women did not read much, they also faced many difficulties in working outside the house.

So, these Gujarati women planned to make and sell papad, which they could make while staying at home. Jaswanti Jamnadas Popat decided that she and her colleagues Parvatiben Ramdas Thodani, Uzamben Narandas Kundalia, Banuben Tanna, Laguben Amritlal Gokani, Jayaben Vithlani would start the work of making papads. He was accompanied by another woman, who was given the responsibility of selling papads.

A plan was made to make papad, but money was needed to start it. For money, the seven women approached Chhaganlal Parekh, a social worker and president of the Servant of India Society, who lent them Rs. 80. With that money, the women bought a papad-making machine and also bought the necessary goods to make papads.

After this, these women initially made four packets of papads and sold them to a big businessman. After this, the trader demanded more papads from them. Just, what was it now that the hard work of these women took color and their sales increased four times day and night. ChhaganLal gave the idea of making standard papad, in which he advised not to compromise on the quality of papad.At the same time, she also helped train these women on account handling, marketing, etc. This group of these seven women became a cooperative system. It added needy women over the age of 18.

Lijjat Papad’s business had given him an annual income of Rs. 6196 at that time and soon thousands of women joined it.

There are many awards in his Company. –

In 1962, the name of this organization was changed to ‘Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad’. Four years later, in 1966, Lijjat was registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. Lijjat Papad, who started his journey by selling only four packets, turned over the year. Reached 10 crore in 2002. At present, the group has more than 60 branches in India, employing more than 45,000 women.Lijjat Papad has received the Economic Times Businesswoman of the Year Award in 2002, the country’s best cottage industry award in 2003 and the brand equity award from the then President of the country Dr APJ Abdul Kalam in 2005.