With
the war against plastic intensifying across the valley, the BMMU Silchar has
taken initiative to involve SHG members in producing eco-friendly products with
jute materials since jute has become a popular choice against plastic. The
concept not only aims at having jute as an effective alternative to plastic but
also provides new livelihood opportunity for the SHG members in terms of making
jute bag file folder etc.
Mrs. Bijoya Das, a womentrepreneur and a SHG members of
Annapurna Self Help Group has also choosen the path to follow her aspirations
to become self reliant. Mrs. Bijoya who once attended an entrepreneurship
development program from RSETI Silchar learned making products with jute
materials their like bag file folder etc. With her modest savings and taking
loan from her SHG, she decided to go ahead with the idea of making jute file
folder.
This eco friendly jute file folder can be used for corporate,
academic, casual, personal and gift purpose. This beautifully handcrafter
document file folder comes with A4 size. This amazing & eye catchy document
folder has height of 35 centimeters and width of 27.5 centimeters. This file
folder for documents has 4 inner pockets, 2 on the left and 2 on the right side.
These Pockets can hold a bunch of documents. It also has one pen holder to hold
your favorite pen. Outside material is made up from jute and inside material of
this folder is made up smooth cloth. It has strong Velcro closure mechanism to
hold your documents safely in place. The lady is selling this file folder at rupees 200 each keeping profit margin of 20% per folder. Initially she distributed one sample of
her file folder at different offices and institutions. Soon after that many
institutions and offices started placing orders with Mrs. Bijoya. After
getting order she then presents a design to suit the respective budgets of each
organization. If approved, the order is placed.
Considering the fact, if
she receive order in bulk quantity it will be not possible for her to supply
alone, so now she has started training to her co-members and even SHG members
of other blocks to meet the possible bulk orders. In this way, as her own
income increases also other women are getting livelihoods opportunity and when
the big order arrives it can also be filled in time. In this way, she is
becoming self-reliant and making other women self-reliant. Her jute folder is
getting very good compliments. Encouraged by this, now Mrs. Bijoya came up with
bamboo file folder and also making water hyacinth ladies bags, purses, etc. all
of which are turning out well.
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