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Start a Bag Tailoring Business with ‘20K’: Dilip Earns ‘39K’ Monthly for 30 Years!
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News18•03-10-2026, 11:58
Start a Bag Tailoring Business with ‘20K’: Dilip Earns ‘39K’ Monthly for 30 Years!
- •Dilip from Bokaro suggests starting a bag tailoring business with an initial capital of about 20,000 rupees.
- •The business can produce various bags like shopping bags, lunch bags, school bags, gym bags, and small travel bags.
- •Practical training of 3 to 6 months can teach fabric cutting, stitching, zipper attachment, and bag finishing.
- •A school bag costs around 100-200 rupees to make, with a potential margin of 100-150 rupees per bag.
- •Expand the business by taking customized orders from local shops, schools, colleges, and companies for bags with names or logos.
Key Questions Answered
A bag tailoring business can be started with an initial capital of about 20,000 rupees, which includes roughly 5,000 rupees for a small shop rent, 10,000 rupees for a sewing machine, and 5,000 rupees for essential items like scissors, fabric, zippers, buckles, and thread.
According to Dilip, individuals can take about 3 to 6 months of practical training to learn bag stitching, which covers tasks like fabric cutting, stitching, attaching zippers and buckles, and finishing the bag.
By keeping a margin of 100 to 150 rupees per bag, producing and selling 10 bags daily for 26 days a month, a person can earn an estimated monthly income between 26,000 and 39,000 rupees.
