Gramodyog, food, civil supplies, consumer protection and cooperatives minister Punnulal Mohle said that Chhattisgarh’s village industry products have made its special identity in the country and abroad.
While inaugurating the National Handloom Expo at Civic Centre Bhilai, on Saturday Mohle said that handloom cloths of different designs from 11 states of the country could be seen in the expo. Twenty per cent concession has been given in the sale of handloom cloths. He appealed to people to take benefits of the handloom expo. MlA Vidyaratan Bhasin presided over the function. MlA Arun Vora, Mayor Bhilai Municipal Corporation Nirmala Yadav, corporator Meena Chandrakar, chairman of Chhattisgarh Hathkardha Board Santosh Devangan and managing director Nirmal Kumar Khakha and other officers, eminent citizens were present.
About 70 stalls of Jammu Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Chhattisgarh have been installed in national handloom expo.