Empowering women in urban India : Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad (English)

Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad, or Lijjat, is an organization that has acted as a catalyst in empowering poor urban women across India during the last four decades. Starting as a small group of seven women in 1959, today Lijjat has more than 40,000 members in 62 branches across 17 Indian states. Only women can become members of Lijjat, and all of its members, addressed as 'sisters,' own the organization. Lijjat's main product is a thin, round...

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Bhatnagar, Deepti;

Rathore, Animesh;

Moreno Torres,Magui;

Das Kanungo,Parameeta;
Document Date
2003/01/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
51455
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
India,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Empowering women in urban India : Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad
Keywords
local organizational capacity

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Bhatnagar, Deepti; Rathore, Animesh; Moreno Torres,Magui; Das Kanungo,Parameeta.

Empowering women in urban India : Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad (English). Empowerment case studies Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/137931468259467850

Empowering women in urban India : Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad (English)

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