๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ซ๐ข ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก
Bhagyashri grew up in poverty with dreams that were bigger than her circumstances. Married at a young age and able to study only up to Class 12 due to financial hardship, she moved into a family that owned just one acre of rainfed land. With uncertain agricultural income, Bhagyashri and her husband worked as daily wage labourers, facing irregular employment and constant anxiety about meeting household needs and educating their two children.
In 2017, a new possibility emerged when she joined a Self-Help Group under the Maharashtra State Rural Livelihoods Mission (MSRLM). Starting with savings of just โน20, she steadily built her confidence and later took on responsibilities as a Book Keeper. Despite setbacks, she remained committed to creating a stable livelihood.
With her first SHG loan of โน10,000, Bhagyashri invested in a tailoring business. What began as daily earnings of โน300โโน400 slowly became a reliable income source through hard work and consistency.
Her breakthrough came through the Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP), a Government of India initiative implemented locally by Swayam Shikshan Prayog. Selected as a Community Resource PersonโEnterprise Promotion (CRPEP), Bhagyashri underwent entrepreneurship training that strengthened her skills in business planning, capital management, and profit calculation. With support from the Community Enterprise Fund (CEP), she expanded beyond tailoring and started a general store and a saree center.
Today, Bhagyashri manages three thriving enterprises located close to each other, earning up to โน5,000 per day. She has secured Udyam registration, improved her business visibility, and ensured her childrenโs education. Most importantly, she no longer depends on uncertain daily wage labour.
Bhagyashriโs journey reflects how government programmes, when implemented through strong community institutions, can transform vulnerability into sustainable enterprise. She now stands as a confident entrepreneur and a role model for women in her village.
Swayam Shikshan Prayog
20 February, 2026