8. Case Studies
In order to know individual traders/entrepreneurs 16 case studies have also been made. These
cases have been randomly selected, taking two cases from each market segments. The cases
include male cases also. The cases are:
1. Smt Sakhi Devi: Smt Devi is 50 years of age. She has been in the market for the past 15
years. She sells pots in the Nupi Keitel. She purchases pottery items from traders coming from
Nongpok Sekmai, Chairen, Kakching and Thongjao areas of Manipur. Daily she earns about
Rs. 500. She has taken no loan form any local bank or sensaanbi.
2. Smt Kumhehani: Smt Kumhehani is a 60-year old Muslim trader in the Nupi Keithel. She
sells tobacco leaves and eggs. She gets eggs from local shops and tobacco from primary
vendors coming from Guwahati. On an average she earns about Rs. 100 per day. She has taken
no loan from any local bank or sensaanbi.
3. Smt Memchoubi Devi: Smt Devi is 50 years of age. She has been in the Laxmi market for
the past 15 years. She sells handloom cloths like phanek, suits and mosquito net. She collects
the goods from weavers of the Wangkhei area of Imphal. She has taken a loan of Rs 30000
from a middleman and is to repay in a period of 72 days, that is, Rs. 500 per day
4. Smt Indu Devi: Smt Indu Devi is 55 years of age. She has been operating in the Laxmi
market for the past 15 years. She sells handloom cloths like phanek, suits and mosquito net.
She also collects the good from weavers in Wangkhei area of Imphal. She has taken a loan of
Rs. 30000 and daily pays Rs. 500 for 72 days.
5. Smt Chaobiton Devi: Smt. Chaobitan Devi is from Yaiskul area of Imphal. She has been
operating in the Nupa market for the last several years. She collects handicraft articles from
primary traders coming from Khangabok and Sagolband areas of Manipur and sells in the
Nupa market. She has taken no loan from any local bank.
6. Smt Nungshitombi Devi: Smt Devi is from Sagolband area of Imphal. She collects
handicraft articles from primary traders coming from Khangabok and Sagolband areas of
Manipur. She sells baskets, cane decorative articles and woodcrafts in the Nupa market. She
has taken no loan from any local bank.
7. Smt P. Inakhunbi Devi: She is 55 years of age and has been in the Linthoingambi market
for the past 4 years. She comes from Kongba area of Imphal and is a handloom trader. She
sells silk sari, phanek, loincloths and silk suits. She has taken a loan of Rs. 30000 and daily she
pays Rs. 500 for 72 days.
8. Smt RK Sanatombi Devi: She is 40 years of age and has been in the Linthoingambi market
for the past 5 years. She come from Tera area of Imphal and is a handloom trader. She sells silk
sari, phanek, loincloths and silk suits. She has taken a loan of Rs. 50000 and daily she pays Rs.
600 for 103 days.
9. Md. Abdul Rahim: He is 62 years of age and has been doing business in Yenyonfam Market
for more than 20 years. He comes from Kshetrigao area of Imphal and deals in live chicken
only. He collects birds from places like Mayang Imphal, Wabagai, Moirang primary traders.
He keeps the baskets in night at the rate of Rs. 5 per basket in a godown. He has not taken any
loan from any private bank.
10. Md. Naseer Khan: He is 40 years of age and has been in the Yenyonfam Market for more
than 5 years. He also comes from Kshetrigao area in Imphal and deals in live chicken only. He
collects birds from places like Mayang Imphal, Wabagai, Moirang primary traders. He keeps
the baskets in night at the rate of Rs. 5 per basket in a go down. He too has not taken any loan
from any private bank.
11. Shri Nodiyachand Singh: He is 55 years of age and has a shop in the Imoinu Keithel. He
sells dried fishes and betel nuts and betel leaves. He gets the raw materials from Silchar area in
Assam. He has taken a loan of Rs. 40000 and daily pays Rs480 for 103 days.
12. Smt Shantibala Devi: She is 55 years of age and has a shop in the Imoinu Keithel. She also
sells dried fishes and betel nuts, betel leaves and eggs. She gets the raw materials from Silchar
area in Assam, Calcutta and Orissa. She has taken a loan of Rs. 30000 and daily pays Rs. 500 for
72 days.
13. Smt RK Memtombi Devi: Smt Devi (50 years) has been operating in the Nagamapal
market. She has been selling vegetables from morning till evening. She is from Khuyathong
area of Imphal. Her husband has been working in government of Manipur. She has been in the
business for more than 15 years. Before she embarked into this she was a teacher in a school.
She has taken a loan of Rs. 2000 and daily she pays 100 rupees to a local bank here. She
manages to keep her goods in a godown at the rate of Rs. 10 per night. She pays a tax of Rs 120
per annum to the Imphal Municipality.
14. Smt Keisham Ibetombi Devi: She is 53 years of age. She has been operating in the
Nagamapal market. She has been selling fruits like banana, papaya and other fruits from
morning till evening. She is from Nagamapal area of Imphal. Her husband is an employee in
government of Manipur. She collects her goods from primary traders coming from Jiri and
Cachar area and also from Moreh in Burma. She has been in the business for more than 2
years. Before she embarked into this she was a teacher in a school. She has taken a loan of Rs.
5000 from a local bank. She repays at the rate of Rs.100 per day. She has to pay this amount
daily for 2 months. Her daily transactions are around Rs 3000. She also manages to keep her
goods in a godown at the rate of Rs. 10 per night. She pays a tax of Rs. 120 per annum to the
Imphal Municipality.
15. Shri N Biren Singh: He owns a dukan in Punshi Keithel and it is his own dukan. He is from
Keishamthong area of Imphal and collects raw materials from local markets like Thangal
bazaar. Luckily he has taken no loan from any bank and is running with his own money. The
problem which face is the bad road that runs in the market and frequent bandh (general strike)
that takes place in Manipur.
16 Smt. Prabhabati Devi: She owns a fruit dukan in Punshi Keithel and it is her own dukan. He
is from Uripok area of Imphal and collects raw materials from traders in Thangal bazaar.
Luckily she has taken no loan from any bank and is running with her own money. The
problem, which she faces, is frequent bandh (general Strike) that takes place in Manipur. She
transacts for about Rs. 2500 daily.
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Thingbaijam Michael Khumancha |
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* Thingbaijam Michael Khumancha (Meiraba) prepared this report and
was approved by Dr D. D. Mali, Former Director, Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, Guwahati , India.
You can contact Meiraba at khumancham(at)rediffmail(dot)com .
This article was webcasted on March 13th, 2007.
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