Naukri or dhanda · the real picture
Know the numbers before you choose how to earn.
Government jobs with the real work and in-hand salary. Small businesses with the real investment and monthly profit. And honest answers on earning when you start with nothing.
Jobs people ask about most
Income Tax Inspector
आयकर निरीक्षक
Pay Level 7 post in the Income Tax Department via SSC CGL — part office, part field work verifying tax compliance.
Station Master
स्टेशन मास्टर
Pay Level 6 railway post via RRB NTPC — controlling train movements at a station, in rotating shifts.
Bank Probationary Officer (IBPS PO)
बैंक प्रोबेशनरी ऑफिसर (आईबीपीएस पीओ)
Entry-level officer in public sector banks via IBPS PO — branch operations, loans and business targets, with transfers every few years.
Gram Mahsul Adhikari (Talathi)
तलाठी (ग्राम महसूल अधिकारी)
Group C revenue post in Maharashtra — keeps village land records (7/12), collects land revenue and reports crop and disaster losses.
Popular business ideas
Papad Making Business
पापड़ बनाने का व्यवसाय · पापड उद्योग
Make urad dal papad with a small machine and a few workers, and sell to kirana shops and wholesalers. Low investment, steady year-round demand.
Investment
₹6.1 lakh
Profit*
₹25,000/mo
Space
600 sq ft
Tiffin Service Business
टिफिन सर्विस व्यवसाय · डबा सेवा व्यवसाय
Cook simple home-style meals and deliver them daily to office workers, students and seniors on monthly subscriptions. Low investment, long hours.
Investment
₹2.4 lakh
Profit*
₹18,000/mo
Space
200 sq ft
Atta Chakki (Flour Mill) Business
आटा चक्की व्यवसाय · पिठाची गिरणी
Run a neighbourhood flour mill: grind customers' grain for a fee and sell your own fresh chakki atta to homes and shops.
Investment
₹3.5 lakh
Profit*
₹15,000/mo
Space
300 sq ft
Beauty Parlour Business
ब्यूटी पार्लर व्यवसाय · ब्युटी पार्लर व्यवसाय
Offer threading, waxing, facials, hair care and bridal make-up from a small parlour or a room at home. Skill-based, with repeat customers.
Investment
₹4.4 lakh
Profit*
₹23,000/mo
Space
250 sq ft
*Operating profit per month in year 2, before the loan instalment, at the assumed sales level.
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Quick-Commerce Delivery Partner (Zepto, Blinkit, Instamart)
डिलीवरी पार्टनर (ज़ेप्टो, ब्लिंकिट, इंस्टामार्ट)
Delivering groceries from a dark store to homes nearby, paid per order. Quick to start if you have a two-wheeler, but fuel and repairs come out of your own pocket.
Money to start
Under ₹5,000
Education
No minimum
Vehicle
Cycle or bike
Home Tuition for School Children
घर पर ट्यूशन · घरगुती शिकवणी
Teaching neighbourhood children at your own home for a monthly fee. Needs no money and no licence, only your own schooling, patience and two free hours in the evening.
Money to start
None
Education
12th pass
Place
From home
Paid Apprenticeship (NAPS and NATS)
अप्रेंटिसशिप (शिक्षुता) · शिकाऊ उमेदवारी
On-the-job training in a company or government unit for six months to a few years, with a monthly stipend fixed by law and a certificate at the end. The one option here that pays you while giving you a skill.
Money to start
None
Education
5th pass
Vehicle
Not needed
Work-from-Home Typing, Data Entry and 'Task' Jobs: Real or Fraud?
घर बैठे टाइपिंग और टास्क जॉब: असली या धोखा? · घरबसल्या टायपिंग जॉब: खरे की फसवणूक?
Offers of easy money for typing, form filling, liking videos or rating hotels from home. Almost all of those that reach you by message or advertisement are frauds that end with you paying them.