Tomar inaugurates SARAS IITF 2019

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New Delhi : Union Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on November 18, 2019, inaugurated the SARAS India International Trade Fair (IITF) Mela 2019 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Addressing the gathering, Tomar said that the didis (sisters) from the Self Help Groups (SHGs) possess a lot of positive energy and will power and the same should be utilised for progress of the nation. Tomar added that the didis are not only improving and progressing their own households and families but also contributing towards progress and development of the nation.

Shri Tomar said that PM Narendra Modi has stressed on two very important things which are empowerment of women especially through SHGs and removal of poverty from the nation and the didis from SHGs play a very important and crucial role in fulfilment of these two goals. He said that the target for a $ 5 trillion economy set by the Prime Minister will be achieved by growth from all sectors but SHGs will definitely play a significant and remarkable role in this regards, according to a PIB release.

Minister of State for Rural Development Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti said that SARAS has been instrumental in increasing the motivation of didis. She said that women from SHGs called didis run their households with the money earned and manage to save for the future which is in itself a remarkable feat.

Secretary, Department of Rural Development, Amarjeet Sinha, said that SARAS has been able to build a good name for itself in the IITF Mela and people who come to visit the mela also visit the SARAS stalls. He said that lots of didis come to this mela to sell their produce and change their financial status. Sinha said that this positive change in their financial status will help change the face of Rural India and make it more progressive.