MISCELLANEOUS OCCUPATIONS

TYPEWRITING INSTITUTIONS

Typewriting institutions have come up recently as typing has become a pre-condition for getting a job in the Government as well as in private services.

They impart training in typewriting in English and Marathi and a few specialised ones in short-hand also. Most of the institutions are located in Wardha, Pulgaon and Hinganghat and do a flourishing business. Generally the number of machines varies from 8 to 11 with the initial investment ranging between Rs. 6,000 and Rs. 13,200. As this occupation requires considerable amount of initial capital investment there are few such institutions in the district. These institutions are conducted by the owners themselves who admit students into batches, the number varying between 40 and 90. The average net income of these institutions comes to about Rs. 225 to Rs. 275 per month.

Besides usual tuitions, the institutions take private typing work also. An isolated proprietor typist may also be found in Arvi, Ashti, Pulgaon, Wardha, Hinganghat by a roadside near Government Offices accepting a private job charging only a moderate fee.

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