In 1959, Jaswantiben Popat and six other semi-literate homemakers in Girgaum, Mumbai borrowed ₹80 to roll 4 packets of papads on their building terrace, building Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad and empowering 45,000+ women.
Strict quality control and shared ownership can turn ₹80 into a ₹1,600 crore cooperative.
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