Odisha: Mission Shakti Bazar To Open Soon

5T and Nabin Odisha Chairman Kartik Pandian today visited the under construction Mission Shakti Bazar in the heart of the capital city. The sprawling Mission Shakti Bazaar will be a  delight  to urban customers.

It is being developed under the 5T initiative and is nearing completion. It will be open for selling products soon. Spread over an area of 10 thousand square feet, it will have Mission Shakti SHG products from all across the state for sale and display.

One thousand different farm and non farm products to start with like hand pound red rice ,  pickles from Berhampur , the famous Kandhamala Haldi , honey from Nuapada, sabai products from Mayurbhanj , golden grass products from Kendrapara , phula Badi from Keonjhar  and many more .

This will be a boutique store showcasing the rich variety of SHG products . While meeting the retail needs of Bhubaneswar customers it will also encourage big buyers to contact SHG producers . It will also find place in the tourism map of Odisha for authentic handmade products by women.

Taken up under the 5T initiative, Mission Shakti Bazaar marks a milestone in transforming SHGs to SMEs .

Expressing happiness over the progress, Pandian said that it is one of the finest examples of women-led entrepreneurship.

This Bazaar will be managed by the Khurda Matrushakti Farmers Producer Company – formed by women SHGs  and has SHGs as its shareholders.