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Pune Couple Turns Home-Based Coconut Business into Rs 4 Lakh Monthly Enterprise, Empowers Women
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News18•29-09-2026, 16:07
Pune Couple Turns Home-Based Coconut Business into Rs 4 Lakh Monthly Enterprise, Empowers Women
- •Vikrant and Rupali Patil from Dhankawadi, Pune, transformed their home-based coconut processing industry into a large-scale business.
- •The couple now earns Rs 4 lakhs per month and provides employment to 13 women through their venture.
- •Started in 2018, the business initially sold fresh coconut sweets, karanjis, and grated coconut from home.
- •Their product range now includes grated coconut, dry coconut flakes, Ukadiche Modak ingredients, Kokum Sharbat, Kairi Panhe, coconut water, and Konkani Solkadhi.
- •Konkani Solkadhi and coconut water are in high demand, with 400-500 liters of Solkadhi prepared daily.
Key Questions Answered
Vikrant and Rupali Patil earn approximately 4 lakhs per month, primarily through the production of Konkani Solkadhi from their coconut processing business in Dhankawadi, Pune.
The business started in a very simple way from a third-floor house in 2018 when Rupali Patil began grating coconuts by hand and selling fresh coconut sweets, karanjis, and grated coconut without any advanced machinery.
The coconut processing enterprise run by Vikrant and Rupali Patil has provided regular employment to 13 local women.
