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Who launched "UMEED Market Place" under AVSAR Scheme of AAI?
A)
Mehbooba Mufti
B)
Jitendra Singh
C)
Manoj Sinha
D)
Rajnath Singh

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Manoj Sinha


In Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor "Manoj Sinha" inaugurated "UMEED Market Place" under AVSAR Scheme of Airport Authority of India at Srinagar International airport 10th Aug 2022.

A similar Marketplace was also opened at Jammu Airport and both the outlets will exhibit products of all 20 districts.
 
Lt Governor Manoj Sinha in his address said that such an initiative will support local art and artisans of Self Help Groups of J&K Rural Livelihood Mission, providing a platform to market local products directly to the customers.

He maintained that the products of Self Help Groups will get exposed to the national market, strengthen the local artisan community and provide sufficient promotional avenues for their products.
 
Manoj Sinha also interacted with the Self Help Group members present there and congratulated them on the new marketplace.
 
The marketplace at both the Airports will provide huge visibility to the members of SHGs and promote their products to a wider spectrum, reaching out to the larger population and make rural handicraft products available at reasonable prices to the passengers..

Source : News on Air

Published On : August 12, 2022
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