The Women of India Exhibition 2016 being held at Dilli
Haat, INA, New Delhi is receiving a tremendous response from the visitors.
Organised by the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development, the unique
exhibition is being held from 14th to 23rd October, 2016
to promote women entrepreneurs engaged in manufacture and promotion of organic
products ranging from food, fabrics, wellness, personal care among others. The
Exhibition of organic products in this fair mainly promotes women entrepreneurs
across the country to showcase their organic products to visitors at the
exhibition. Major objectives of the exhibition are to: support and encourage
women entrepreneurs engaged in promotion of organic products/ farming; provide
an opportunity to exhibit their products for wider publicity and recognition;
and share their experiences in promotion of organic products in their rural
areas with other participating women entrepreneurs. The
exhibition also focuses on generating awareness among the public, on the benefits
of organic products aiming at sustainable healthy life. The Exhibition is held
for a period of two weeks every year during the month of October-November,
which encourages grass root level women entrepreneurs to participate in the
exhibition. Women entrepreneurs also gather information on preparation of
organic product highlighting health and environmental advances of organic food
etc, from their counterparts.
Nearly 300 women
entrepreneurs from Leh to Kanyakumari and Kohima to Kutch, have come to participate
in the exhibition with their organic products, ranging from cereals, rice,
pulses, spices, fabrics, dyes and dresses, cosmetics, household products,
pickles, organic ice cream, preserves, oils, honey, tea, hair care, bath care,
beauty care, aromatherapy products, solar products, kitchen composters, organic
cotton fabric, linen, organic seeds, sikki grass art & crafts, handicrafts
made of recycled scrap, sea shells, papier mache products, ready to eat snacks,
water hyacinth craft, cowdung air purifier, jute craft, jackfruit products,
wild edible forest products, agarbatti, loban and other bio products etc.
The exhibition was inaugurated by the WCD Minister
Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi on 14th October, 2016. The footfall for
the exhibition ranges from 3000- 5000 visitors on weekdays and 5000-7000 on
holidays which also include a large number of foreign nationals. The fair is
well perceived by foreign nationals as the importance of organic foods/
products are explained by the rural women entrepreneurs and artisans in the
exhibition which motivate them to purchase organic products. Total sales per
day in the exhibition ranges from Rs. 6 - 7 lakh on weekdays and Rs. 7- 10
lakhs on holidays. The total sales during the first six days of the exhibition
amounted to Rs. 50.75 lakhs.
The Exhibition has presence of producers and
manufacturers of Organic Products from Delhi, NCR, West Bengal, Bihar, Tamil
Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal
Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Sikkim, Telangana, Jharkhand,
Chhattisgarh, Assam, Kashmir, Telangana, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra among
others.
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