Yogesh Kumar lives in Chauhanapur village of Shahjahanpur district, where a small solar-powered flour mill now draws a steady stream of customers from nearby hamlets. For the past few months, he has been running the unit almost daily, grinding wheat and other grains for households that until recently depended on diesel-run mills that often shut down or worked irregularly.The business itself is straightforward. The mill grinds grain brought by villagers and charges a per-kilo fee for the service, with work varying by season and daylight hours. Powered by solar panels, the unit runs for six to seven hours in winter and longer in brighter months, allowing it to operate without the fuel costs and breakdowns common to older machines.Learning by observingKumar was the first in his family to start a business of his own. There was no prior enterprise at home to fall back on, and the idea did not arrive through a detailed plan. He recalls visiting a friend’s unit outside the village, watching how a solar-powered mill functioned, and slowly realising that the same model could work closer to home.After returning, he began looking up details on his phone and then approached the local office to understand the process… Read MoreYourStory RSS Feed
