Mushroom Cultivation Transforms Chhattisgarh Woman's Life, Earns Lakhpati Didi Title

• Prembati Dewangan from Kota village, Balod district, Chhattisgarh, transformed her life through mushroom cultivation and entrepreneurship.
• She started by cultivating mushrooms and later diversified into making value-added products like pickles, papads, and badi from leftover mushrooms.
• Her mushroom pickle gained immense popularity, leading to high demand that often outstripped supply.
• Prembati not only sells her own products but also markets products from other Bihan women's groups, providing income to many.
• She earns a net income of approximately 60,000 rupees annually from mushroom cultivation and an additional one lakh rupees from other product sales, earning her the 'Lakhpati Didi' title.

Why It Matters: Prembati Dewangan's mushroom venture showcases rural women's entrepreneurship, transforming lives and empowering others.