Gayatri Devi (37) heaved a sigh of relief when she found the counters of several Self Help Groups under one roof at ‘Vikash Mela’ assisting several rural women like her and explaining to them about various ongoing State Government policies for upgrading their lifestyle on the spot.
Devi who travelled a long way from Chatra district and was in the capital city with her teenage daughter to listen to CM Raghubar Das and other dignitaries on the occasion of 16th Foundation Day said, “I never accepted such arrangements in Ranchi. I am attending any such fair like this for the first time. I have gathered several inputs about Poshak Shakhi, Pashu Mitra etc from Jharkhand State livelihood Promotion Society (JSlPS). Now, I am clear about what I have to do after returning back from here.”
Similarly, another visitor from Gumla in excitement said, “This fair has so much to offer to the visitors. From edible stuffs to tidy knick knacks and specialty of each districts can be witnessed here. Organizing such event boosts the temperament of participants in different ways providing them an interactive platform.”
Enfolding different shades of the tribal land and ethnic spirit, huge number of people on Foundation Day gathered at ‘Vikash Mela’ organized at Morhabadi Ground under the aegis of Government of Jharkhand to experience the quintessence of the State. Around 28 State government departments have put up their stalls depicting their plans, policies and achievements of their respective departments.
luring the visitors with innovative themes, NABARD and Coal India limited (CCl) have put up their unique concepts and presented live demonstrations to the visitors on spot about their upcoming projects and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities touching lives of millions. Other departmental stalls too got pleasant response from the visitors.
“For the first time, we are presenting live demos of CCl work and other projects of this mini ratna firm at any public platform in capital city. The idea has fast catch up the attention of all visitors here and people are enquiring about our work. This is one perfect platform to bridge the gap and make people familiar with our CSR activities,” said Puja Garg, Executive, CCl.
Not only from business perspective the fair received good response but this year the fest offered its visitors some mouth smacking tribal cuisines as well to indulge with. With the theme ‘Art and Cultural heritage of Jharkhand’ including the concept of ‘Momentum Jharkhand’ (a global investor summit), the three day grand event organized on magnificent scale has undoubtedly captured the attention of people of all age groups belonging to different segments of society.