BEBEJIA: Raha MLA Shashikant Das on Saturday laid the foundation stone for a women’s market at Palengtoli in Barkola under Pakhimoria Development Block, according to asomiyapratidin.in.
The market will be built at a cost of Rs 37.56 lakh under the Panchayat VVG Ramji scheme. It is expected to provide women with a dedicated space to sell homemade food, traditional food items, handicrafts and other local products.
Das said women were the main drivers of the rural economy and contributed to household and community finances through various productive activities. He said the market would enable women to sell their products directly to customers, increase their income opportunities and promote locally produced goods.
He also laid the foundation stone for a public building at Hatigarh under Dakshinpat Panchayat, to be built at a cost of Rs 11 lakh. The building is expected to host social, cultural and public programmes in the area.
Nagaon district BJP president Subarna Singh, Pakhimoria Development Block development officer Bhagyashree Deka, engineer Pulin Nath, Pakhimoria-Jamuguri Zila Parishad member Arnav Das and other local representatives attended the programmes.
