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From Homebound to High Earners: Dakshina Kannada Women Achieve Financial Independence!
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News18•20-09-2026, 18:35
From Homebound to High Earners: Dakshina Kannada Women Achieve Financial Independence!
- •Fifteen women from Kadeshivalaya Gram Panchayat in Bantwal taluk, Dakshina Kannada, have become a state-wide model for self-reliance.
- •Members of the Matrusanjeevini Okkoota are engaged in poultry farming, agriculture, and a thriving tailoring business.
- •The Kadeshivalaya Panchayat provided a free building, enabling them to run a tailoring center for the past three years.
- •They stitch clothes from Mangaluru, make and sell nighties, churidars, and blouses, earning 1,000-2,000 rupees daily during peak seasons.
- •They also prepare uniforms for prestigious institutions like Alva's Institute and Excellent Institute, and train other women in tailoring.
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During peak seasons, each woman involved in the tailoring center effortlessly earns between 1,000 and 2,000 rupees per day.
The women prepare uniforms for students of prestigious institutions like Alva's Institute and Excellent Institute in Moodabidire.
The local panchayat supported the women by providing a building free of charge, without collecting any rent, for the past three years.
