
Fazilka sisters Jashanpreet and Supandeep Kaur transform a single buffalo into a 22-animal commercial herd valued at ₹30 lakh.
In Ladhuwala Uttar village in Punjab’s Fazilka district, sisters Jashanpreet Kaur (19) and Supandeep Kaur (17) have built a highly profitable dairy enterprise alongside their parents, transforming their family’s economic standing. Starting their daily routine at 4:30 AM before attending to higher studies and domestic chores, the sisters manage livestock feeding, shed sanitation, manual milking, and direct distribution, often concluding their daily responsibilities late into the evening.
The enterprise originated seven to eight years ago out of financial necessity. At the time, their father, Gurvinder Singh, owned just 2.5 acres of inherited land and drove a school van to support the household following an initial livestock setback where two dairy cows died. Recognizing the family’s financial strain, the daughters—then aged 11 and 9—motivated their parents to restart dairy farming with a single buffalo provided by a relative, taking active hands-on responsibility in the cattle shed from a young age.
Today, the family herd has expanded to 22 crossbred cows and Murrah buffaloes, with total livestock assets valued at approximately ₹30 lakh. The dairy yields around 100 kg of fresh milk daily, generating roughly ₹5,000 in daily revenue. The operation also derives substantial supplementary income from rearing and selling high-genetic-merit young calves and heifers, which fetch between ₹70,000 and ₹1.25 lakh per animal, yielding overall operational profit margins of 40 to 50 percent.
The financial success of the dairy venture has allowed the family to clear all initial bank debt, purchase modern agricultural implements, a tractor, a family car, and lease additional farmland for forage production. Locally nicknamed Mehnati Kudiyan (hardworking girls), the sisters have also secured independent educational pathways: Jashanpreet is pursuing a B.Sc. in Fashion Designing to establish her own boutique, while Supandeep is completing her degree through distance education to prepare for a career in the police force.
The business growth also changed long-term family plans regarding overseas migration. Although Jashanpreet had cleared her IELTS exams with intentions of moving abroad, the family chose to stay together, demonstrating that disciplined dairy farming and value-added livestock management can deliver robust rural livelihoods and sustainable careers at home.
Source: The Indian Express
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