Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday flagged off a truck loaded with herbal 'gulal' to be exported to Europe at an event organized here.
Women from self-help group Sakhi Cluster Organization at Anjora in Rajnandgaon and Kumkum Mahila Gram Sangathan at Sankara in Durg prepared the gulag under the technical guidance of Shri Ganesha Global Gulal Pvt Ltd.
Nearly 23,000 kg of herbal gulal worth Rs 41,95,302 is being exported to Europe through Mundra port in Gujarat.
Shri Ganesha Global Gulal Director Anuj Goyal along with office bearers of women self-help groups were present at the ceremony. On February 18, a MoU was inked between Shri Ganesha Global Gulal and the Directorate of Horticulture and Farm Forestry in Chhattisgarh for the preparation of herbal gulal from marigold flowers. The marigold is cultivated at the gauthans.