Students earning up to 25/30 thousand even by working 12/15 days in a month
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Gajendra Bhatt of Dodhara Chandni Municipality-3 was studying Electrical Overseer in Butwal. He returned home after the lockdown started across the country due to corona infection. He who is interested in repairing electrical goods collected broken LED bulbs (chims) and torches from all over the village during the lockdown and repaired them himself. Sometimes they used to buy broken chims and make them.
During the lockdown, he also learned how to make LED bulbs from YouTube. Then he started making bulbs by bringing the necessary materials from India and China. He started the business with an investment of 35,000 and now he is earning around 100,000 per month.
He now produces different types of bulbs and sends them not only to the local market but also to Mahendranagar, Dhangadhi, Butwal and Kathmandu. Bhatt says that his products are being consumed in all the hilly districts of Far West. He said that he makes about 500 bulbs a day. "Now we are making bulbs and promoting them, the market is also expanding," said Bhatt, "I was interested in this kind of work from a young age, that's why I did my studies on the same subject, I started learning and working during the lockdown." He is doing this work by opening an industry called GB Ideal Group. In this business, he has also given employment to other youths who are studying in the village by teaching them skills. 4 people studying in class 12 now make bulbs daily.
They get a wage of Rs 10 per bulb . They say that one person can make 1/150 in a day . "We go to school in the morning, we work to make bulbs during the day," said local Pravinsingh Bisht, who is studying in the 12th standard in the village. They come to work only on holidays and when there is a lot of demand . He said that even by working 12/15 days in a month, he earns 25/30 thousand. He also learned to make LED bulbs from Bhatt.
Amrit Nepali, who is studying hotel management in class 12 at a local school, has also been working on making bulbs for a year. There is no income earner in his family . He said that he earns up to 25,000 per month by making bulbs and from that he is raising his education and home expenses. "I work 10/15 days in a month to earn my education and home expenses," Nepali said, "We have been able to earn income along with studying at home." He also came to the industry and learned how to make bulbs. He can also produce up to one and a half hundred bulbs in a day .
