A stall at Second Shehtri Samridhi Utsav Mela.
A stall at Second Shehtri Samridhi Utsav Mela. Image: Northeast Now

The second edition of the 3-day Shehtri Samridhi Utsav Mela was inaugurated at the Hafta Kangjeibung in Manipurโ€™s Imphal East district on Friday.

Celebrated as a part of Mahatama Gandhiโ€™s 150th birth anniversary celebration, the Mela is organized by the union ministry of housing and urban affairs.

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The Mela aims to unite all Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) stakeholders and create strong momentum for the mission by implementing a number of highโ€“impact initiatives.

Around 100 stalls showcasing food, vegetables, handloom and handicrafts of the state is participating in the Mela.

Manipur Urban Development Agency (MUDA) commissioner M Joy Singh of said, โ€œThe Mela aims to showcase and market the products manufactured by various self-help groups (SHGs) under NULM nationally.โ€

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Sing urged the concerned officers to look into the matter and submit the relevant documents at the earliest.

โ€œDue to some technical problems the previous loan applications were not disbursed,โ€ he said.

He asked the MUDA officers to upload the registered SHGs on online portals.

Attending the function, National Mission Manager Ravi Solanki of MIS-ME, DAY-NULM said, โ€œThe Mela is a platform to provide a component to various SHGs.โ€

โ€œI am confident that high-quality products of these SHGs will be on display nationally at the Shehtri Samridhi Utsav Mela scheduled in Delhi on February 2020.โ€

Sobhapati Samom is Northeast Now Correspondent in Imphal. He can be reached at: [email protected]