Odisha Chief Minister Inaugurates Rural Fair ‘Sisir Saras 2020’

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated Sisir Saras-2020, the national level rural fair organised by Odisha Rural Development and Marketing Society (ORMAS) at Exhibition ground here in city this evening.

The Chief Minister has roamed around the stalls and talked with the SHG groups.

Around 25 states are participating in this national level mega event, which aims to create market linkage of rural producers as part of the poverty alleviation programme and to provide larger platform of sale and display of the products made by SHG/PG.

This year as many as 300 stalls have been opened in the Mela ground. Bamboo crafts, decorative flowers, winter garments from North East, handloom, silk & rot iron works from UP, Tasar from MP and Chhattisgarh, household decorative items from Rajasthan and Gujarat, food items from Maharashtra, handloom & home furnishing products from Andhra Pradesh and Tamilnadu, Phulkari garment products of Punjab, woolen and dress materials from J&K will be the centre of attraction.

SHGs/PG from all the 30 districts of Odisha shall participate with their products; like Terracotta items from Balasore, Bolangir, Keonjhar, Subarnapur; Food & Spices from Rayagada, Kandhamal, Nuapada; Handloom Items from Bargarh, Subarnapur, Bolangir Forest Products from Koraput, Mayurbhanj, Malkangiri, Kalahandi; Kaincha work of Kendrapada, Sabai –Baripada, Teak Wood Work-Mayurbhanj and other such household products shall be a part of this mega event.. Beyond the marketing scenario, the event will also have cultural events scheduled on every evening of Sisir Saras 2020.

The administration is stressing on the plastic free environment in the fair.