The case is prepared interviewed to the person and analysed by the using of DFID Livelihood

framework.

Case, Panipuriwala, Madurai city

In urban area it is quite easy to find out lot of small-small livelihood which people are having
it, and reason of that only it was easy for me to identify the urban livelihood in Madurai in
that I preferred to choose the livelihood which I know before as well I preferred those people
who speaks hindi and before that only I know that Panipuriwala only can speak Hindi in
Madurai. may there are other people also can speak hindi but I don’t know about them.

To study urban livelihood, I chosen DFID frame work and in that I took livelihood
ofPanipuri. The person name was Shivprasad he is 30 year old when he was 15 year old at
that time he came in to the Madurai city along with his Father his father also has done same
business before 15 years and now Shivprasad is handling all business in Madurai along with
his 2 more Panipuristall and now he is working with his relatives and gaining lot of Money
when I asked about him per day income he has told first how much they spend that double
they can get through this livelihood, if I invest 2000 then they can get nearly 5000 income
perday but with that he has mentioned that it is depend on where thePanipuri stall they put
and with this all 3 stall in around within daynearlyRs. 10000 earning and in that we invest
5000 and we can save the Rs. 5000 per day on an average he has told that.

When I asked about accommodation and family that time he told everything is very good we
don’t have any problem regarding accommodation. Only problem is we are staying away
from our family. In family he having three brothers and mother-father, with that he has 60
acer land in that two brother and father is working, family condition is very good in Agra. I
have asked why he is not going back to Agra then he told I am very happy to be here and
doing work and I want to be an owner of my business. He doesn’t have any bad habits and
when family needs money he is sending in home. And he told when he will get marry he will
bring his wife in Madurai.

Assessment of 5 capitals on the livelihood

A. Human capital:
In his Livelihood he was working with another 3 people who helping him and handling his
panipuri business.

 Venerability threat on human capital:

Sometime if one person will seek then he used to get income lose.

B. Social capital:
The social relationship is very strong according to him he has lot of customer who comes
daily to eat Panipuri and in that women are more and college student also a more every
evening after 4 o’clock people are used to come in his shop to eat Panipuri and he has
builtgood relationship with his house owner.
  Venerability threat on social capital:
He doesn’t have good relation with other Panipuriwalas because of competition in livelihood.

C. Natural capital:
In natural capital he is purchasing all from market ex. Water etc.

 Venerabilitythreat on natural capital:

Natural things arebasic need of any person but for that also he has to pay money to perches
water he has to spend money.

D. Physical capital:
In his livelihood we can tell basic infrastructure he having what he need his business stow,
vehicle, mobile etc.

 Venerabilitythreat on physical capital:

He doesn’t have insurance of his livelihood if some accident will happen he cannot get return.
Another his stall also very small and insufficient for his business.

E. Financial capital:
Shivkumar is not paying rent for his stall but he is giving bribe to police daily rs. 100 and his
income is daily up to 10,000 include 2 other stall. They spend 5000 on livelihood and they
saving 5000.

 Venerabilitythreat on financial capital:

He doesn’t have insurance for his livelihood it is venerable for him.

Learnings:

 Attitude: I want to tell here that how much tough it was to handle the costumer as
well coming from other state and doing here business successfully it was tuff to do as
well he is sending a money to family from here to home it also a big challenge,
building the rapport with community people.
 Skill:rapport building and good communication.
 Knowledge:I also got that a good conversation with people is matter a lot and if we
want to do a successful business we have to know what people need. How, a
communication plays the crucial on a customer base.