Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad is an Indian women's cooperative founded in 1959 to empower women through employment in the manufacturing of various consumer goods, most notably papads. With an annual turnover exceeding Rs. 800 crore by 2018, Lijjat employs over 45,000 women across India, promoting collective ownership and decision-making among its members. The organization also engages in social initiatives like literacy campaigns and community support, and is recognized as a significant example of women's entrepreneurship in India.

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2. INTRODUCTION
 Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad, popularly known as Lijjat,
is an Indian women's cooperative involved in manufacturing of
various fast-moving consumer goods.
 The organization's main objective is empowerment of women by
providing them employment opportunities.
 Started in 1959 by seven women in Mumbai with a seed capital
of only Rs.80 ($1.5), it had an annual turnover of more than Rs.
800 crore (over $109 million) in 2018.
 It provides employment to 45,000 (approx. in 2019) women
across the country.
 It is considered as one of the most remarkable entrepreneurial
initiatives by women that is identified with female empowerment
In India.
 A journey of 61 years.

3. HISTORY
 Lijjat was the brain child of seven Gujarati women from Bombay
(now Mumbai).
 The women lived in Lohana Niwas, a group of five buildings in
Girgaum.
 They wanted to start a venture to create a sustainable livelihood
using the only skill they had i.e. cooking.
 On 15 March 1959, they gathered on the terrace of their building
and started with the production of 4 packets of papads.
 The seven women were Jaswantiben Jamnadas Popat,
Parvatiben Ramdas Thodani, Ujamben Narandas Kundalia,
Banuben. N. Tanna , Laguben Amritlal Gokani , Jayaben V.
Vithalani, and Chutadben Amish Gawade .
 The women borrowed Rs 80 from Chhaganlal Karamsi Parekh, a
member of the Servants of India Society and a social worker.

5.  "Our objective is to maximize employment opportunities for
women through activities connected with village industries, while,
at the same time, not sacrificing basic business principles and
quality consciousness. We are a full-fledged commercial, self-
reliant organization and not a charitable society. Any such benefits
that occur are incidental to our business.“
- Vimalben M Pawale, Ex President, Sri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat
Papad (SMGULP)
 "Lijjat Papad works because there are no barriers to entry such as
skills; making papad is like a birthright to the Indian woman. And
the model is scaleable unlike a crafts-based cottage industry."
- Haresh Shah, Member, Khadi and Village Industries
Commission
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6.  Lijjat manufactures several products, of which the papad is
the most famous:
1. Papad (Fourteen flavors, including lasan, moong, mirch, Punjabi and urad)
2. Khakhra 3. Appalam
4. Masala 5. Vadi
6. Gehu Atta (Wheat flour) 7. Bakery products
8. Chapati
 Lijjat has several divisions and manufacturing units:
1. Flour Division (Vashi)
2. Masala Division and Quality Control Laboratory (Cotton Green)
3. Printing Division (Cotton Green)
4. Advertising Division, Bandra
Products and divisions

7. Organization structure and management
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 Lijjat believes in the philosophy of Sarvodaya and collective
ownership. It accepts all its working members as the owners and an
equal partaker in both profit and loss.
 The members are co-owners and fondly referred to as "sisters".
 All the decisions are based on consensus and any member-sister
has the right to veto a decision.
 Men can only be salaried employees (accountants, drivers or
security guards), and not the members of the organization (i.e. they
are not the owners).

8.  The running of the organization is entrusted to a managing
committee of twenty-one members, including the President, the
Vice-President, two secretaries, and two treasurers. Sanchalikas
are in-charge of various branches and divisions.
 Currently, Lijjat has branches in seventeen Indian states – Andhra
Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Jammu and
Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and West
Bengal.
 it now employees over 43,000 women throughout India and has
82 branches 27 divisions in different states all over India and a
turnover of Rs 800 crore.
 All the branches follow the same set of instructions and have
similar accounting system.
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9. Managing Committee
of 21 members
6
Office Bearers
President Vice-President
2
Secretaries
2
Treasurers
Organization Structure

10. 1)Smt. Swati R. Paradkar - President
2)Smt. Pratibha E. Sawant- Vice-President
3)Smt. Sharda D. Kubal- Secretary
4)Smt. Priyanka G. Redkar- Secretary
5)Smt. Namita N. Sakpal- Treasurer
6) Smt. Sakshi S. Palav- Treasurer
Current Office - Bearers

11. Distributor Pays Depot
Lijjat collection flowchart
Keep some
money for
Sends a Proportion
to Branches
Head office
receives full
advance from
exporter
Sends Remaining
Collection to Head
Office
Depot Accountants
Send Monet
Pay Vanai (daily
wage) to every
members Staff
wages/salary
Send indent & money
to procure raw
material
Send to bank &
accounts
maintained

12. Role in women empowerment
 The growth of the Lijjat is often seen in the larger canvas of women
and their empowerment. The organization has undertaken various
efforts to promote literacy and computer education for member-
sisters and their families. A literacy campaign for sisters began
through literacy classes at Girgaum on 18 June 1999. Later, the
managing committee decided to start such classes in all its
branches. From 1980 onwards, Lijjat started giving Chhaganbapa
Smruti Scholarships to the daughters of the member-sisters.

13.  In 1979, Lijjat teamed up with UNICEF to organize a
seminar in Mumbai on "Child Care and Mother Welfare", as
part of the International Year of the Child celebrations. In
October 1984, Bhadraben Bhatt represented Lijjat at the
UNESCO sponsored international workshop on "The role of
women in the assimilation and spread of technological
innovation" held at NITIE, Powai. Alkaben Kalia
represented Lijjat at the national level meeting on women
convened by the National Commission on Self Employed
Women.
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14. Contribution to social service
 On several occasions, the Lijjat member-sisters have undertaken
social service activities such as distributing nutritious food for
poor children, donating money for conducting community
marriage, instituting prize-money for spread of primary
education, undertaking blood donation drive, organizing health
camps, plantation drives and even making donations to
Government bodies. In 1999, the Mumbai City felicitated
Rukminiben B. Pawar, Lijjat President, as an outstanding woman
in the field of social work.

15. Culture
 Lijjat Patrika , the in-house magazine, is published and circulated for a
nominal rate to those interested in the activities of Lijjat . It is published
in many languages Hindi, English, Marathi, Gujarati. It has emerged as
a strong mode of communication for information related to significant
events and initiatives at Lijjat , in addition to presenting articles on
women.
 Member sisters across all branches of Lijjat recite an all-religion prayer
before beginning their daily activities. The sisters are free to choose
their activities and each activity is given equal importance.
 Leaving the organization is voluntary. No member sister can be asked
to leave unless or until she goes against the organizational principles.
There is no fixed retirement age at Lijjat . Once, when the president
Jyoti Naik was questioned about this anomaly, she said that there was
no need to make provision for a retirement age, as the emphasis

16. TRADE QUOTATION / CONSUMERS PRICE LIST

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