Cluster-level federations of women’s SHGs promoting rural entrepreneurship in Rajasthan

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The cluster-level federations of women’s self-help groups (SHGs) person promoted agrarian entrepreneurship successful Rajasthan with their exemplary of nonstop selling of products to large companies and diversification of operations. Chief Secretary V. Srinivas visited a clump headquarter astatine Thikariya, adjacent Jaipur, connected Monday (December 8, 2025) to witnesser its activities.

Mr. Srinivas interacted with the women entrepreneurs engaged successful the bluish pottery trade and the accepted manus artifact printing connected fabric fabrics. He besides inspected a sanitary napkin portion operating astatine the venue. The clump has been established by the Rajasthan Grameen Aajeevika Vikas Parishad.

“SHGs person enabled women to go self-reliant and gain a chiseled individuality for themselves successful the society. Their livelihood was earlier constricted to tailoring units alone, but they person made a people present successful the divers fields of agrarian artisanship,” Mr. Srinivas said, portion praising the occurrence of the Thikariya cluster.

The inaugural to organise buyer-seller meets connected a regular ground was besides praised for its imaginable to beforehand nonstop selling and bring unneurotic the SHG enterprises, producer groups, husbandman shaper organisations and starring organization buyers. Additional Chief Secretary (Rural Development) Shreya Guha said these meets would assistance supply a wider marketplace for the products.

Aajeevika Vikas Parishad’s Mission Director Neha Giri said the agrarian women had achieved a singular self-reliance successful the fields specified arsenic agriculture, entrepreneurship, fiscal services, and arts and crafts done SHGs. “We are besides making an effort to link the agrarian products with online platforms,” Ms. Giri said.

The scope for establishing section marts for women entrepreneurs successful assorted districts connected the lines of Jaipur’s Rajasthali textile and handicraft emporium volition besides beryllium examined to guarantee entree of products to a wider market. Products specified arsenic spices, honey, livestock items, cereals, earthy farming produce, and processed foods whitethorn beryllium sold successful these marts.

Published - December 09, 2025 10:48 americium IST

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