Soon, a portal for self-help groups to sell products

Chief ministerManohar Lal Khattarannounced on Sunday that the government will set up an online portal to sell products manufactured by Women from self-help groups.

The government will be branding the products made by these women and selling them online after issuing them quality certificates.

Khattar made the announcement during a video conferencing with the beneficiaries of the self-help group programme in the state on Sunday. In 2014, the state had about 812 self-help groups. Now, the number has increased to more than 57,000 working SHGs.

The CM announced that 25 per cent of the shops allotted by lottery or any other way at the bus stand would be reserved for self-help groups. If the shops are allotted through auction, the self-help group will get a 10 per cent DISCOUNT on the auction amount.