Punjab

Empowering rural communities with seed funding and mentorship, the ‘Future Tycoons Challenge’ is transforming Punjab’s villages into an innovation hub.

Over the past 30 years, Phuman Singh Kaurra from Punjab has been turning his family's fortunes around through carrot farming. He also has a seed bank that can cultivate up to 650 acres of land.

Rajwinder Kaur, a 28-year-old educator in Balloh, Punjab, is transforming the lives of elderly residents by helping them shift from thumbprints to signatures. Through her dedicated work at Bebe Bapu School, she promotes literacy and learning, inspiring a cultural shift towards valuing education among all ages in her community.

India Goat Milk Farm, which began just four years ago, started after a personal health crisis when Mannat was diagnosed with jaundice. A well-meaning elder suggested that goat milk could help in her recovery, leading their father, Harbhajan Singh, to invest Rs 20,000 in a single goat.

IAS Sakshi Sawhney launched the Future Tycoons Challenge to promote entrepreneurship among marginalised communities in rural Punjab. The initiative mirrors the reality TV show Shark Tank where rural women, persons with disabilities, and students pitch stories and win cash prizes.

Punjab-based Bachittar Singh Garcha turned to soybean cultivation and processing after incurring huge losses in potato farming. He now runs an automatic plant to process soybean into milk and tofu.

Over the past 30 years, Phuman Singh Kaurra from Punjab has been turning his family's fortunes around through carrot farming. He also has a seed bank that can cultivate up to 650 acres of land.

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Punjab farmer Amandeep Sarao first chanced upon dragon fruit during a trip with his friends. Today, he’s growing it organically and earning lakhs from it.

Jagmohan Singh Nagi from Punjab runs a successful food business called Kulwant Nutrition. He supplies his products to PepsiCo, Kellogg's, Domino's Pizza, and exports to several countries.