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Woman Empowerment Lijjat Papad Way
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Woman Empowerment Lijjat Papad Way

https://youtu.be/KbRh-eZNAK4 The Lijjat Papad cooperative employs women across India as 'co-owners' of the enterprise, whose 'Papads' have become a byword for good business and Woman empowerment. Lijjat Papad, a multi-million-dollar venture today, was founded by seven women in a crowded Mumbai tenement in 1959 with seed capital of rupees 80. Any woman who pledges to adopt the institution’s values and who has respect for quality can become a member and co-owner of the organisation. The cooperative mandates those involved in the rolling of the papads also need to have a clean house and space to dry the papads they roll every day. Those who do not have this facility can take up any other responsibilities, like kneading dough or packaging or testing for quality. Decentralisatio...