Overview
- The cooperative supplies about 2,300 kg of laddus each month to 77 tribal residential schools at ₹320 per kg under the Girijana Poshan Mitra Scheme.
- Around 900 kg are sold monthly in the open market at ₹360 per kg, with dedicated outlets at Shilparamam in Hyderabad and Balapur managed by tribal women.
- The society reports an annual turnover of roughly ₹1.27 crore, drawing praise from state minister Danasari Anasuya and a mention in the Prime Minister’s Mann Ki Baat.
- Year-round output is sustained by storing mahua flowers harvested in March, when about 150 quintals are collected from nearly 100 families with ITDA-backed storage.
- Leaders say they plan to scale production and pursue franchise-based distribution across Telangana, and the laddus follow National Institute of Nutrition guidelines using locally sourced ingredients.