Hyderabad, Sept. 7 -- In a landmark initiative under the Telangana government's Indira Mahila Shakti Policy, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy inaugurated the country's first petrol bunk run entirely by a women's federation at Singaram X Roads, Narayanpet, on February 21, 2025.
The venture, managed by the Narayanpet District Mahila Samakhya, comprising 8,196 self-help groups with 91,369 members, has turned profitable within just six months, earning Rs 13.82 lakh. The petrol bunk operates on a 20-year lease with BPCL and sells about 4,000 litres of petrol and 6,000 litres of diesel every day.
Seven senior women were trained at Jadcherla and Shadnagar petrol bunks before taking charge as managers and saleswomen. Currently, six women sales staf...