Mirzapur, 09 June (HS): Chhanbe MLA Rinki Kol inaugurated

the Vindhya Food Carts by cutting the ribbon and distributing them to women

from livelihood self-help groups at the Halia block complex on Tuesday. On this

occasion, she encouraged the women to move forward towards self-employment and

self-reliance. At the event, food carts were distributed to women from five

groups, including the Shiv Guru Livelihood Self-Help Group, the Chand

Livelihood Self-Help Group, and the Shiv Livelihood Support Group. MLA Rinki

Kol said that the women in the groups can increase their income and strengthen

their livelihoods by selling their products and food items in the market

through the food carts.

During this time, the women of the group prepared various

dishes, including chaat, phulki, baati-chokha, and samosas, on the block

premises. The MLA personally tasted these dishes and praised the women's

efforts. Addressing the programme, Block Development Officer (BDO) Vijay

Shankar Tripathi gave detailed information about various schemes run by the

government to promote self-employment and called upon the women to avail their

benefits. On this occasion, ADO Panchayat Rupesh Srivastava, ADO Narendra

Kanapuria, CM Fellow Gaurav and a large number of women from self-help groups

were present.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi