Secretary, Jharkhand Indian Administrative Services Officers Wives Association (JIASOWA), Manu Jha said on Friday that it is the basic objective of JIASOWA to have economic and social empowerment of women.
“JIASOWA Diwali Fair 2019 is providing a platform to women associated with small industries. The Diwali fair of JIASOWA will be held from October 17 to 21 at the Morhabadi Maidan in Ranchi. In this fair, women self-help groups from all districts of the State are putting up stalls. Along with employment through the fair, branding of the product manufactured by them will also be done,” said Jha.
She said that this year a bamboo based product is also being stalled at the JIASOWA Diwali Fair. “Bamboo-based products are in great demand in the market, due to which the bamboo artisans of Jharkhand have been specially made to participate in the fair.
Jha informed that this year at the JIASOWA Diwali fair, many bamboo artisans in Santhal Pargana division of the State have been given stalls through which bamboo artisans can sell bamboo based products through their skills. “Similarly, women self-help groups from all the districts of the state will be able to sell the products produced by their groups in the fair,” she added.
The Secretary said that this time the silk craftsmen will also get a good opportunity to brand their product in the fair. Artisans associated with the silk sector will be able to sell their products at the fair. Dumka and Chaibasa silk will be the special attraction of the fair this year, she added.
Jha said that products of different trends from different states of the country like West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Kashmir, Odisha and other will be stalled in the fair. “By installing stalls in the fair by them, information related to products will also be shared by artisans of Jharkhand with artisans of other states. Artisans of Jharkhand will also get a chance to learn new things,” she added.
JIASOWA Media Incharge Richa Sanchita, said that this year adventure games for children are being organized in the fair and knowledge-based adventure games will entertain children as well as other visitors. “For the all-round development of the society, JIASOWA has been working since the beginning and it is helping the needy people in various fields. This year, it is coming forward with a new audiology to advance the women of Jharkhand. The preparations for Diwali Fair 2019 are in the final stage. All preparations have been made. All the stalls and hangers have been booked in the fair. Entry ticket is Rs 10 for visitors arriving at the fair,” she added.
Sanchita said that Chief Minister Raghubar Das will inaugurate the fair.
“Dong dance will be the attraction of the fair. On the opening day of the fair, a cultural program will be performed by Dong Nritya. Similarly, the cultural program will be organized by Dasai dance on the concluding day of the fair. This dance is completely traditional. Many stalls of tribal foods are being set up at the fair. This will provide employment to people working in the field of tribal foods,” said Sanchita.
On this occasion Sarita Pandey, Divya Tripathi, Mini Singh, Amita Khandelwal, Parineeta Singh, Preeti Kumar, Sheela Mishra, Shweta Shukla, Rekha Vidyasagar, Steffi Teresa Murmu and others were present.