Kandhamal, (Fast News Odisha): Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Panagi Parida attended the second evening of the district level Subhadra Shakti Mela on behalf of Odisha Government’s Mission Shakti Mela at Yatra Padha in Baliguda, Kandhamal District. The products produced by the women self-help groups here are in demand in the global market. Here, pepper, strawberry, mustard and other organic crops are well known. The Deputy Chief Minister said, “I am hopeful that the women here will become millionaires.” Director of District Mission Shakti and Kandhamal District Collector Ved Bhushan presided over the meeting while Phulwani MLA Uma Charan Mallik, G Udaygiri MLA Praful Chandra joined as chief guests and first lit the lamp to Nath Jagannath to the audience and women entrepreneurs. Can create their place in the society This Subhadra Shakti Mela will play a major role in women’s empowerment, said Lakshpati to make efforts to become Didi in the coming days. At the end of the program Baliguda Upazilapal Pranita Das gave vote of thanks. Among the other guests, District Project Officer Shambhunath Nandy, Tribal Development Project Administrator Gra Sindhu Behera, Phulbali Project Officer Gadhar Pan, Zilla Samaj Welfare Officer Smanalata Sahu, Baliguda BDO Akshay Kumar Mallik, Tehsildar Dipti Prakash Behera, Baliguda Information and Public Relations Officer Shiv Shankar Samarth were prominently present. The District Governor has requested everyone’s cooperation to make this program a success. As this fair continues till 14th, especially hundreds of self-help women groups and various women entrepreneurs from the district and outside the district will benefit through the government’s plan. Various cultural programs were held in the evening. The objective of the fair is to create awareness about the use of indigenous materials along with women empowerment through this Subhadra Shakti Mela
Report by Sanjay Kumar Manigarahi from Kandhamal District, Fast News Odisha l