A rural mart opens up in Namsai district. It is meant to help rural weavers and artisans in selling their products.

The mart has been sanctioned to the Khunmona SHG and promoted by the Arunachal Pradesh State Rural Livelihood Mission (ArSLM) with NABARD sponsorship. The mart will provide rural weavers and artisans a readymade platform to sell.

Deputy General Manager (DGM) Nabin Kumar Roy inaugurated the mart and informed that the rural mart would provide a market link for handloom and handicrafts produced and manufactured by women SHGs, besides generating income and employment at the grassroots.

“The main objective of the rural mart scheme is economic empowerment of women in the village level, so that they can support their families,” he said.

The DGM also appreciated the initiatives by the ArSRLM in promoting SHGs by setting up rural marts in the district.