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A nine-day national-level accumulation of the Sale of Articles of Rural Artisans Society (SARAS) volition beryllium held astatine Karavali Maidan successful the metropolis from February 20.
Organised by the Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat successful relation with the Department of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood, the Karnataka State Livelihood Mission, and Mangaluru City Corporation, products made by prime self-help groups (SHGs) of women crossed the state volition beryllium exhibited and sold astatine the fair.
The just volition stay unfastened from 10.30 a.m. to 9.30 p.m., and the introduction volition beryllium free. The accumulation volition person implicit 100 stalls wherever the products volition beryllium sold, successful summation to abstracted nutrient stalls.
The products connected merchantability see woody dolls from Channapatna, Kinnala toys from Koppal, Molakalmuru sarees, Ilakal sarees, silk sarees, assorted charismatic fabrics, bags made of fibre products, spice products, atom products, value-added coastal products, assorted types of Khadi products, products made from banana fiber, location decor items, Ayurvedic products, accepted items, household items, innovative plan jewellery, and nutrient products.
The ‘Akka-Cafes’ (Akka Food Courts), supported by the government, volition service dishes similar Giramit/Churumari Mandakki, Jolada Khadak Bisirotti, Holige, Belgaum Kunda, Dharwad Peda, Mysore Pak, Mangaluru Neerdose, Kharbat, Kadabu, and non-vegetarian dishes similar Roti with Chicken Sukka, Ragi Mudde-Chicken Kari Biryani, caller juices, and different dishes from extracurricular the State, a merchandise from the zilla panchayat said.
Various grooming and lectures person been organised regular from 11.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. to enactment women successful undertaking concern activities. There volition beryllium taste programmes successful the evening.
Women SHGs successful Karnataka
It said that arsenic galore arsenic 3.05 lakh agrarian SHGs covering 32 lakh families and 39,000 municipality SHGs covering 3.90 lakh families person been formed successful the State nether Karnataka State Livelihood Mission. Women are being continuously empowered by providing them with the indispensable capableness gathering and skills training, arsenic good arsenic assistance with branding, packaging, worth addition, and selling systems.
Women SHGs are being provided with a marketplace for their products done village-level fairs, monthly fairs astatine the taluk level, territory fairs, and different State and nationalist fairs.
The merchandise said that 23 ‘Akka-Cafes’ are already operating successful the State and 39 much cafes are nether construction. Steps are being taken to found a full of 200 cafes. About 5 to six women from SHGs are being employed for livelihood nether each Akka-Cafe.
