HOW BEEDIS ARE MADE ? How can I apply for a BIDI making and selling license in India?

The work of making bidis is spread all over India and a large number of women and girls are involved in it. Bidi making is the largest industry in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad district(INDIA). Which employs about 2.5 lakh workers. Those who live at the mercy of the contractor and get less than minimum wage. Even among the poor families, 75 percent of the families fall under the government poverty line and whose main source of income is to make bidi. About 90 percent of the women are engaged in this employment who take home the raw material given by the contractor and works per rate. The process of making beedis is simple and requires very little skill, so some children and disabled people also make beedis. All raw materials are produced in India. Rural families see this as supplemental income.

HOW BEEDIS ARE MADE?

Beedi has to undergo three processes. Washing and drying the leaves of tendu and cutting it to the appropriate size. Then spreading the required amount of tobacco on the same leaves and giving them cone shape. Tighten both ends by threading them together with straws and Tie the thin end.After that they are kept at a fixed temperature in the furnace for 24 hours. When removed from the furnace, they are wrapped in light paper and labeled and then sent to retail units.

Wages - The wages for making one thousand bidis is Rs. 24.90. This includes dearness allowance of Rs 8.50. The wages of different stages of making beedi per 1000 beedi are as follows: - Cutting of tendu leaf by size (Rs. 2.50) - Closing its mouth (Rs. 2.50) - Tying thread on beedi (Rs. 1.30). ) - Waste of leaves and tobacco (Rs. 2.50) -

How can I apply for a BIDI making and selling license in India?

If you want to start a Bidi making business than you need to apply for the Tobacoo license. Wholesalers and distributors of the Tobacoo and Bidi makes are required to obtain license from states where they plan to work.

As a dealer of cigarettes or tobacco products you must:

Prominently display the license at each licensed location in a manner visible to the public.

Keep complete and legible purchase invoices for cigarettes and tobacco products for four (4) years.

Keep these invoices at the location indicated on your license for the first year after purchase.

Allow Board staff or law enforcement agencies to review your invoices upon request.

The law also adds record keeping requirements and other provisions related to your purchase or manufacturing of cigarettes and tobacco products.