Nepali Entrepreneur Earns Substantial Income Through Motorcycle Repair Business, Inspiring Others to Shun Foreign Employment

Kanchanpur. Janjir Chaudhary of Shuklaphanta Municipality-6, Banswara Market, has become an example that respectable income can be earned through hard work in one's own country. He has been earning more than NPR 50,000 monthly from the motorcycle repair workshop he has been operating for seven years.

His journey, which began with a small workshop in Banswara Market, has now opened the door to stable income and future planning. Chaudhary handles all tasks himself, including engine binding, wiring, parts replacement, and servicing of motorcycles. He shared that during peak seasons, his monthly income reaches up to NPR 100,000.

Janjir's wife, Saru Chaudhary, also assists him at the workshop. Both are busy at the workshop from 7:00 AM until about 9:00 PM. Chaudhary's experience is that by working together as husband and wife without hiring employees, expenses are reduced, making it easier to save alongside earning.

From the workshop's earnings, Chaudhary has managed the family's daily expenses and acquired some property. "The income from the workshop is also covering the costs of plowing, irrigation, fertilizer, and seed purchase for the four bighas of land we own at home," Chaudhary said, adding, "When my wife was sick once, the treatment cost about NPR 200,000, which we managed with this income as well."

Janjir has been teaching his wife Saru the motorcycle repair work, and she is now capable of handling more than half of the tasks. During this process, upon learning about a motorcycle repair training program being conducted through the ward office, he decided to enroll. He mentioned that he became proficient in motorcycle repair after getting the opportunity to work in various workshops for about a year during the training.

"I started the workshop with an investment of NPR 400,000 borrowed from friends," Chaudhary said, "As I continued to work honestly, the income grew, and I succeeded in repaying the borrowed amount within six months." His workshop now has an investment reaching approximately NPR 1.5 million. He has been gradually expanding the workshop by adding equipment and spare parts from his earnings.

To further systematize his technical skills, Chaudhary completed a three-month training in motorcycle repair from the Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT). After this training, he also passed the 'One Level' examination.

Based on this skill, he is now participating as an instructor in motorcycle repair training programs conducted by various non-governmental organizations. Janjir informed that this provides him with additional income.

From the workshop's earnings, Chaudhary has constructed two concrete houses in the village. Of the two houses, each with four rooms, one is for his own family and the other for his brother. In addition to this, he is cultivating sugarcane on two bighas of land. He stated that the sugarcane cultivation alone yields an annual income of about NPR 500,000.

Chaudhary is conveying the message to youth considering foreign employment that one can earn a good income by learning a skill and working hard in their own country. He said, "Before thinking of going abroad, it is better to try working after learning a skill at home to earn a good income while staying with the family." He emphasized that local governments should operate training and skill development programs to make youth self-employed.