12th Grade Education, Tremendous Talent: Jalgaon's Vandana Earns Lakhs Monthly

• Vandana Prabhakar Patil, despite only 12th grade education, started a successful vegetable dehydration and powder production business, 'Gayatri Foods', in Palaskheda, Jalgaon.
• She transformed her struggle with low vegetable market prices into an opportunity, adding value to produce through dehydration.
• The venture received support through the PMFME scheme, securing a loan of 5.75 lakh rupees and a grant of 1.75 lakh rupees.
• Her unit produces natural, chemical-free powders from various vegetables like onion, tomato, and spinach, dried using solar energy, retaining their nutritional value.
• The business generates an average monthly turnover of two lakh rupees, providing employment to 10-15 rural women and empowering them financially.