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WOMAN IN SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES IN

KOLKATA

CONTENTS

Maa Sarada Seva Samity

Manovikas Kendra

Angoori Papad

OBJECTIVE

Comparison between Maa Sarada

Seva Samity, Manovikas Kendra

and Angoori Papad.

OVERVIEW OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES

Industries with investment in plant and machinery less than 1 crore- SSI

Home creation of products and services

Products & services are unique and distinctive produced in small quantities.

Most producers work from there home typically part time.

Play a vital role in country’s economy.

MAA SARADA SEVA SAMITY

MAA SARADA SEVA SAMITY

Date of visit: 1st September 2007

Mrs. Rakhi Dutta

Vocational training provided to the poor women for the tailoring business.

It is a small NGO for the poor, situated in Chetla.

AIMThe basic aim is to provide education

to the slum children who cannot afford to go to schools.

It also trains the women and girls from the slum area in stitching.

ORIGINATION It was started by a small group of seven

women residing in Chetla in the year 1999- ’00.

Got registered in the year 2001.

President: Mrs. Sandhya Ghosh

The samity has thirty six members who have to pay a monthly subscription fee of Rs. 20.

INFRASTRUCTURE

• Lacks proper infrastructure in early stage.

• Now they got a house to carry on their activities

ACTIVITY

Girls and woman are trained professional trainer for 2 hours every Saturday.

Materials stitched by the women and girls as sold during an exhibition

This is also a source of income for the samity.

SOURCES OF FUNDS

• Donations provided by various people.

• Rs. 3000 from Britannia Biscuits Co. on an annual basis.

• Monthly subscription fee from members

• Selling its own products.

STRENGTHS

Provide free education to the slum children. 

Their goodwill among the slum dwellers in the locality. 

Providing vocational training to women and girls. 

Trained persons for teaching and training their students.

  Exhibitions conducted by them,

have helped in increasing their popularity through mouth to mouth communication and have also helped them financially.

WEAKNESSES

Limited Finance.

Lack of proper infrastructure.

Many drop outs from their school.

 SUGGESTIONS Encourage the students to continue with

their education.

Increase the monthly subscription fee of the members to Rs. 50.

Girls should contribute to the Samity after their training.

Explore other slum areas.

Government Funds

Charge a minimal fee from the students.

Company Logowww.themegallery.com

MANOVIKAS KENDRA

INTRODUCTIONSet up in the year 1974.

Dr. Sharada Fatehpuria, an experienced psychologist.

Started off with only two children.

MISSION

To promote various activities for prevention.

To provide education, therapeutic intervention and vocational training for rehabilitation.

To conduct research activities and studies for ensuring prevention in due course

SERVICES Outpatient Department for Assessment &

Counseling Schooling for better performance of

challenged children up to secondary level under NIOS.

Teachers' Training Programmes under RCI,

MP Bhoj University & Jadavpur University affiliation.

"Centre for Rehabilitation Medicine"

Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS)

PRODUCTSColorful greeting cards

Fine arts

Woven / stitched / embroidered products

Chocolates, yummy cookies and biscuits

ANGOORI PAPAD

ORIGINATION

Started by Mr. Gauri Shankar Chowdhury.

Was a retailer for 25 years.

Started own business from 2002.

INFRASTRUCTURE AND AIM

Conducts operations from a hired area in Burrabazaar.

Due to increase in demand, employ few persons to make papad.

Aim is to provide tasty papad.

STRENGTHS

Knowledge about papad business.

Demand for quality and tasty papad.

Proper and hygienic area for making papad.

WEAKNESS AND PROBLEMS FACED

Climatic conditions.

Competition from the existing players and from the new entrants

SUGGESTIONS

Innovate in packaging.

Ensure regularity of consumers.

Advertise in the nearby local areas through posters.

COMPARISONBasis for comparison

Maa Sarada Seva Samity

Manovikas Kendra

Angoori Papad

Affiliation Registered in the year 2001.

Registered NGO in Kolkata

It is a small business and is a small scale industry

Target Group Provide training to women to contribute to the textile and handloom sector

Rehabilitate the special children and provide them with vocational training in various areas.

Commercial production of papad by men for sale in the market.

Funds They receive donations and contribution from the members

They receive donations from the government and various organizations.

The owner has to provide the finance all by himself, from his savings.

COMPARISONBasis for comparison

Maa Sarada Seva Samity

Manovikas Kendra

Angoori Papad

Area of work Concentrate in the textile n handloom industry

Children with special needs, who can contribute in the textile and handloom industry.

Concentrate on the papad industry.

Infrastructure Conducts the classes in the house of a retired teacher in Chetla. They do not have to pay any rent.

Spread over large area and capacity of certain 100 people

Hired a place in Burra Bazaar itself.

CONCLUSION

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Group MembersAmit Ganeriwala

Anamika DeyAngshuman Talukdar

Ali Ashraf FatmiAmitanshu Srivastava

Ambarish GangulyAlok Kumar

Amar Ashok TiwariAmrita DasAmit Yadav

AneemaAnand Kumar