NABARD CGM inaugurates Telangana state’s first Rural Haat in Chintakunta village
The Rural Haat is aimed at providing a marketing platform for the farmers to sell their agriculture and horticulture produce and also for the women SHGs to sell their products including handlooms and handicrafts
The Rural Haat has come up with all facilities at a cost of Rs 21.94 lakhs which includes Rs 15 lakhs grant from NABARD and Rs 6.94 lakhs by the Chintakunta Mutually aided cooperative society (MACS).
KARIMNAGAR: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) opened its first of its kind of Rural Haat in Chintakunta village of Kothapalli mandal on the outskirts of Karimnagar town on Saturday (February 4, 2023).
The Rural Haat is aimed at providing a marketing platform for the farmers to sell their agriculture and horticulture produce and also for the women SHGs to sell their products including handlooms and handicrafts. The Rural haat has come up with all facilities at a cost of Rs 21.94 lakhs which includes Rs 15 lakhs grant from NABARD and Rs 6.94 lakhs by the Chintakunta Mutually aided cooperative society (MACS).
NABARD Telangana region Chief General Manager Susheela Chinthala along with NAFSCOB, TSCAB and Karimnagar DCCB chairman Konduru Ravinder Rao, NABARD DDM P Ananth, Chitakunta MACS chairman Shankaraiah and others formally inaugurated the Rural haat.
Speaking on the occasion, the NABARD CGM said that the NABARD’s sole aim was the rural development and empowerment of farmers, women and youth by increasing their economic activities. Stating that she was happy to inaugurate the first Rural haat of the Telangana state in Karimnagar, she said that she would come again to visit this mart and see the development.
Recollecting her association in the formation of Rural haats when she was associated with NABARD’s Off Farm Development department in Mumbai, she said that she was instrumental in increasing the grant amount of NABARD to the rural haat to Rs 15 lakhs. She also called upon the women SHG members to join the Farmers’ producer company (FPO) for more livelihood activities.
Appreciating the Chintakunta MACS for its activities and doing business of over Rs one crore in the village, NAFSCOB Mr Ravinder Rao assured all assistance for the MACS from the Karimnagar DCCB and also economic empowerment of women SHGs. He also informed that the Karimnagar DCCB emerged number one bank in the country to provide the highest amount of loans under the PMEGP for the economic activities of the unemployed youth.
Stating that the NABARD would provide all assistance for the development of the villages, he informed the MACS members to float an FPO and involve women SHG members also. He called upon the farmers to utilise the services of NABARD.
NABARD Karimnagar cluster DDM P Ananth said that they had provided 15-day training for women SHG members in tailoring and maggam works for their economic activities. On this occasion, the dignitaries distributed certificates and financial assistance to all the participants of the maggam work training programme. Sarpanch Manjula Sammaiah, MACS director T Ramesh Reddy, NABARD representative VS Sriram and others were also present.
