NMC’s women SHGs expo concludes

Nagpur: Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s (NMC) six-day exhibition-cum-convention of women self-help groups (SHGs) concluded on Saturday. Around 300 stalls displaying various types of products of women SHGs were installed at the exhibition and received good response.
Kanchan Gadkari, wife of Union minister Nitin Gadkari, concluded the exhibition at a programme. Vaishali Kohle, wife of city BJP president Sudhakar Kohle, Shobha, wife of MLC Girish Vyas, chairperson of NMC women and child welfare committee Pragati Patil, deputy municipal commissioner Ranjana Lade, corporators and others were present.

Kanchan urged women to start small-scale business to assist their husbands in meeting the house’s requirements. “It has become very difficult to get government jobs nowadays. In today’s era, it is need of the hour for women to also work for meeting families’ needs. Women have natural knowledge about various products and can start business in an easy manner,” she said.

For their contribution in various fields, Shivali Deshpande, Pratiksha Patwari, Gauri Ranganath, Maya Gaikwad, Sharda Suresh, Sucheta Meshram, Rufi Afzal, Sachi Malik, Nirmal Ghodeshwar, Pratibha Kolhe, Rita Bhonde and others were felicitated.

Gadkari had inaugurated the exhibition on January 6. Various types of cultural programmes were organized for women throughout the convention.