Employment opportunities for women entrepreneurs: Huge turnout at the Women Entrepreneurs’ Fair at Reshimbagh Ground
The concept of ‘Kabadi Se Jugad’ (Waste to Innovation), aimed at promoting environmental protection through reuse and recycling, has emerged as a major highlight at the Women Entrepreneurs’ Fair organized by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) at Reshimbagh Ground.
The fair, organized by the Social Development Department of NMC, has witnessed an overwhelming response from citizens. By transforming obsolete, discarded, or damaged household items into useful products, women entrepreneurs are not only contributing to environmental conservation but also creating new employment opportunities.
Institutions such as Amarswaroop Foundation and Pulak Manch Parivar have showcased a wide range of eco-friendly products made from waste materials. These include cloth and folding bags, pouches, towels, wooden decorative items, and other utility products, which are being sold at affordable prices and have received a positive response from visitors.
Several women’s self-help groups and individual women entrepreneurs have set up stalls displaying home-based products, items made from cow dung, decorative jewelry, clothing, and handicrafts. Handcrafted items such as Gond and Warli paintings, terracotta products, home décor items by the Gangotri Women’s Self-Help Group, and flower pots, bouquets, and wooden products by the Nimisha Self-Help Group have attracted considerable attention.
Products by the Swayampurna Women’s Self-Help Group, including decorative candles, candlelight dinner themes, metal jar candles, wooden bowl candles, art and craft décor items, and metal baskets for special occasions, have also been well received by visitors.
Earthen cookware prepared by the Sheetla Mata Women’s Self-Help Group has emerged as another attraction. The use of clay utensils, known for their health benefits, has gained popularity among citizens, promoting an organic and sustainable lifestyle. Other items such as baskets, traditional lamps, cups, bowls, incense holders, water pots, and clay toys for children are also drawing interest.
The food section of the fair has been equally popular, offering a wide variety of dishes including Mumbai-style vada pav, sabudana vada, dabeli, chaat varieties, pav bhaji, puran poli, modak, chole kulche, bhel, sev puri, uttapam, appe, and special fritters. Traditional meals such as bhakri with zunka and bharta, along with biryani, mutton thali, fish fry, and chicken dishes, have attracted large crowds.
The ‘Saoji’ food stalls run by the Shri Ashtavinayak Women’s Self-Help Group are witnessing heavy footfall. Nutritious dhapate made from a mix of chickpea, ragi, wheat, jowar, and bajra are also available at reasonable prices. Additionally, food items such as momos, potato tomato dishes, and fried rice prepared by the Gajanan Divyang men’s self-help group are receiving good demand from visitors.
The Women Entrepreneurs’ Fair continues to draw large crowds, showcasing women’s entrepreneurship, sustainable practices, and community participation under one roof.
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