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HISTORY OF 56 YEARS. Lijjat Papad is a womens organization of the women, by the women and for the women. It was stared in 15 march 1959, Girgaum, Mumbai with 7 semi-literate members of the residential tenements of Lohana Niwas gathering on the terrace of the building for a function by rolling 4 packets of papads and the decision to make papads, everyday. names are follows Jaswantiben Jamnadas Popat Parvatiben Ramdas Thodani Ujamben Narandas Kundalia Banuben. N. Tanna Laguben Amritlar Gokani Jayaben V. Vithalani and one more lady whose name is not known In 1956 borrowed RS.80 from chaganlal karamsi parekh, Thus Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad made a beginning under the Blessing of Shri. Chhanganlal Karamshi Parekh popularity Known as Pujya Chhanganlal who was the member of the Servants of India society and a highly successful social worker. He was a noble man gifted with downto-earth ideas. The turning point of the institution came in 1966 when then Chairman of Khadi & Village Industries Commission Pujya Uchhangral N. Dhebar visited the Institution and got it recognized by the Khadi & Village Industries Commission it was also registered under Bombay Public trust Act 1950 and also registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860.
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BASIC THOUGHT 1. It is a voluntary organization of sisters. 2. The organization is neither for the poor sisters nor for the rich ones-poor Sisters should remove the thoughts of poverty from should their mind and the rich sisters remove thoughts of their affluence. 3. It never accepts charity or grant. 4. It believes in running the business wisely and with practice good business ethics with dealers and consumers. 5. The organization strictly observes the practice of maintaining the the accounts regularly, writing the books daily and preparing balance sheets every month. 6. The organization is like a family and sisters run it as if they all belong to the same family. 7. The organization is like a revered place of worship. 8. No one can change these basic thoughts of the organization THREE GOLDEN RULES Besides basic principles like self-reliance, co-ownership and faith in dignity of labour, The institution has also formed three Golden Rules 1. All the rights of the institution must belong to members only. 2. There must be maintenance of Lijjat quality at any cost. 3. There must be clean and time bound accounting system.
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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 heath camps, plantation drives and even making donations to Government bodies. In 1999, the Mumbai City felicitated Smt. Rukminiben B. pawar, Lijjat President, as an outstanding woman in the field of social work. Lijjat undertook the rehabilitation Of chincholi (Jogan), the earthquake affected village in the Latur district of Maharashtra. The institution provided the finance and supervised the work of construction of fifty-eight houses for the people of the village. Member-sisters donated money from their daily vanai (wage). AWARDS HISTORY The Institution has received an award from Khadi & Village Industries Commission as a Best Village Industry for the period 1998-1999 to 2000-2001. On 6th September 2003 the institution received the Economic Times award of Businesswomen of the Year 200-2002 for Corporate Excellence. In January 2003 it received the award for Best Village at the hands of Honble Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee at new Delhi. On 21st December 2005 institution has received has received the Brand Equity Award at the hands Honble President of India DR.A.P.J Abdul kalam
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of the Institution is to provide employment to the ladies to enable them to earn decent and dignified livelihood VISION: The vision of the organization is to become women selfreliant and self-confident and has provided them the right platform to improve their status in society MISSION: Shri Mahila Griha Udyog, the makers of the famous Lijjat Papad, is an organisation which symbolises the strength of a woman. Only women can become the members of the organisation

SWOT ANALYSIS 1. Strengths Sincere Hard work Development of woman by proding them a living / employment. Maintaining the same standard over the last 45 years. Having a unique status in the country. 2. Weakness The institution does not believe in holding any weakness for a permanent or a long period of time.

3. Threats In terms of competition -In the Papad industry, the major competition or threat is posed to the institution by Ganesh Papad. In the spices industry, the Haldiram and MDH are the major competitors. In detergent, there are many competitors like HLL, P&G ect. 4. Employees / Members There are approximately 42,00 sister members working for Lijjat Papad not as employees but as co-owners or partners. This is because they have a policy of believing that every person working for them is a member and not a employee. It is very well put in their mind that this institution is just for them. Ninety percent of the member are those women whose husbands are either disabled or drunkard or do not work.

UNIQUENESS

It is a primary cottage industry, urban in its origin. It has eventually spread to the rural area & cities in several states of India essence was to provide self employment, dignity of labor & earning capacity for woman in contrast to Indian woman. The company is cooperative that implements Mahatma Gandhis principles of self help