On Tuesday, the ninth day of the Saras Mela, State Rural Development Minister Ganesh Joshi participated. As the chief guest, the Cabinet Minister inaugurated the event by lighting a lamp. Rural Development Minister Ganesh Joshi inspected various stalls, welcomed everyone, inquired about products and sales, and offered his best wishes. On this occasion, checks were distributed to 10 entrepreneurs and investors who invested more than 1.5 lakh rupees. In addition, 10 self-help groups with successful businesses were honored with certificates. On this occasion, Minister Joshi stated that Uttarakhand’s culture is the richest, providing a guiding light. Today, more than 469,000 women earn their livelihoods through self-help groups. Due to the quality of their products, their demand is growing rapidly both domestically and internationally. Women’s development strengthens families and society. He added that the Prime Minister has made 3 crore women “Lakhpati Didi.” In Uttarakhand, 163,000 sisters have become millionaires compared to 200,000, and their lives have changed significantly. Minister Ganesh Joshi said that under the Prime Minister’s able leadership, the country has made tremendous progress in the past 11 years. Over 120 million toilets have been built, housing has been provided to over 100 million people, and food grains are exported to over 80 countries. With continued progress, India will undoubtedly be a developed country by 2047. The Rural Development Minister praised the district administration’s innovative initiative, “Gullak,” organized during the Saras Mela, saying it is a beneficial program for connecting small and medium-sized entrepreneurs, providing them with counseling, increasing production capacity and capital, and providing market access, as well as empowering them and making them self-reliant. He commended the entire district administration team for the successful organization of the fair and offered his congratulations and best wishes. On this occasion, the District Magistrate said that this Saras Mela is being organised from 6th October and will conclude tomorrow on 15th October. Till yesterday, sales worth more than Rs. 1.5 crore have been made. Earlier, Gullak 2 was organised in the Saras Mela to enable self-help groups to partner with private businessmen. Under this, an investor pinch session was organised in which 45 vendors and 22 investors from the Chief Minister Udyamshala Yojana, Uttarakhand State Rural Livelihood Mission and REAP projects operated under the Rural Development Department participated. On this occasion, the investors made an agreement and commitment to invest Rs. 36.50 lakh in the future. On this occasion, BJP District President Uday Rawat, Tehri District Magistrate Nitika Khandelwal, Municipal Council President Muni Ki Reti Neelam Sajwan, Municipal Council President Tapovan Vinita Bisht, Block Head Jakhnidhar Rajesh Nautiyal, Block Head Kirti Nagar, Block Head Chamba Suman Sajwan, Block Head Pratap Nagar Manisha Panwar, CDO Varuna Agarwal, PD DRDA P.S. Chauhan, DDO Mohammad Aslam, BDO Narendra Nagar Shruti Vats and other dignitaries were present
