Mathura Women Learn to Run Their Own Mustard Oil Business
In short
- Hussaini Mustard Oil Enterprise was set up in 2023 with an investment of Rs 14 lakh.
- Anchal, 26, earns around Rs 5,000-6,000 a month and helps pay for her children's treatment.
- Preeti, 32, joined through the Shri Ji self-help group, linked to the National Rural Livelihoods Mission.
Why the Good News Desk likes this one
Anchal and Preeti were confined to home by family expectations despite their education. Joining a women-run enterprise gave them regular income and contact beyond their community. The story shows a self-help group model turning training into ownership.
From The Better India
This article has been published in partnership with S M Sehgal Foundation. For 26-year-old Anchal of Hussaini village, leaving home for a meeting was once difficult to imagine. Her days revolved around household chores, livestock, farm work and caring for her children. In her community, women had few opportunities to attend meetings outside their homes or speak to people from the village. So when she decided to join the Hussaini Mustard Oil Enterprise in Chhata block of Mathura in 2023, the first hurdle was at home. “They felt that the women of the house should not go out and work,” she...
