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Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin said that with the possession of Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) individuality cards, women could transportation 25 kg luggage for 100 km successful authorities buses for free.
Inaugurating the 12-day-long Saras Mela – 2025 present astatine Tamukkam Convention Centre connected Saturday, helium urged the women to instantly use for their ID cards arsenic it would payment them successful respective ways to beforehand and make their business.
“While the Saras Mela held successful Chennai successful 2024 recorded ₹1.57 crore income successful 5 days, I expect the mela successful Madurai to surpass that sales,” helium added.
Pointing retired the income of SHG products worthy ₹620 crore successful the past 4 years successful the State, helium commented that it remained conscionable astatine ₹10 crore/ twelvemonth during 10 years successful the erstwhile government.
“Chief Minister M.K. Stalin opening from his archetypal time successful the bureau has been focusing connected the women and their welfare. Many schemes similar SHG payment measures, ‘Vidiyal Payanam,’ ‘Magalir Urimai Thittam,’ among others were immoderate of the outcomes of the Dravidian government,” helium noted.
A fewer of the women self-help-groups from Tamil Nadu would beryllium going planetary shortly, said Tamil Nadu Corporation for Women Development Managing Director R.V. Shajeevana.
Speaking to The Hindu connected the sidelines of the archetypal national-level SHG exhibition, she said that our SHGs are present stepping onto the planetary stage.
For the archetypal time, the SHGs would beryllium showcasing their location decor products astatine an expo successful Sydney and Germany shortly.
She said that Madurai, which is hosting the archetypal State-level SHG expo here, had combined the lawsuit with a vibrant nutrient festival.
With information from arsenic galore arsenic 8 States crossed the country, the SHGs are showcasing divers products, crafts, and culinary traditions.
The MD said that for the archetypal time, the lawsuit is witnessing a grounds breaking fig of stalls. The erstwhile highest astatine a SARAS just was 120 stalls. The SHG centric initiatives item SHG products and capabilities, including mementos, aprons, vegetables, masalas and much for the nutrient festival.
A visitant engagement league and interest-based accomplishment workshops are arranged specified arsenic baking, rootlike carving, mehndi and different originative sessions.
She hoped a immense footfall to the expo arsenic they person conducted campaigns done aggregate modes, including societal media.
Tamil Nadu contiguous has 5 lakh SHGs, comprising 46 lakh women. Their products are besides disposable online nether the “Mathi” brand, expanding marketplace entree and visibility, Ms Shajeevana said and added that successful galore districts, the SHGs are silently making a gyration and proving their mettle.
Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration P. Moorthy, Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Rural Development Department and Panchayat Raj Department, Gagandeep Singh Bedi, Collector K.J. Praveen Kumar, Corporation Commissioner Chitra Vijayan and others were contiguous astatine the event.
