What ₹1 lakh can buy in 2025: Not a car, But a company

Produced by: Manoj Kumar

Kitchen to Cash

A ₹40K investment in a gas stove, steel dabbas, and good sambhar? Many home cooks are earning ₹30K–₹50K monthly by feeding busy professionals craving real food, not fast food.

Soap That Sells

With just ₹25K and a few YouTube tutorials, first-time entrepreneurs are turning aloe, turmeric, and lavender into festival bestsellers—and hitting ₹10K profit per batch.

Profit on a Page

A ₹15K laptop. Free Canva. A few SEO skills. That’s all it takes to start charging ₹10K/month per client in digital marketing—no inventory, just pure brain monetization.

Zoom to Rupees

From Bharatanatyam to algebra, home tutors are going digital and earning ₹500–₹2,000 per session—often with zero overhead, just skill and a webcam.

Print and Profit

A ₹1 lakh heat press setup can churn out t-shirts at ₹150 and sell them for ₹600. Add college festivals or startup events, and you’re looking at serious side hustle cash.

Fur and Fortune

With ₹70K worth of pet tools, young groomers are earning ₹1,000–₹1,500 per dog in Tier 1 cities. Home visits mean no rent—and premium pricing.

Thread to Trend

A ₹30K sewing machine, a few reels on Instagram, and grandma’s tailoring tips? That’s the formula behind many small home boutiques stitching profits on every kurti.

Buckets to Bundles

Basic car wash kits and a scooter are enabling ₹60K+ monthly earnings in metro cities—just by cleaning what the city dirties, one subscription at a time.

Scent of Success

Agarbatti-making costs less than ₹1 per stick—but a branded box sells for ₹50–₹80. Small factories are popping up in garages, with profits that smell sweet.