Central Government approves Rs 200 crore for Chhattisgarh’s Unity Mall project
Raipur, January 1
Under the leadership of Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Deo Sai, the state government is establishing a Unity Mall to promote the ODOP (One District One Product) model in the state and boost the sale of local products.
The establishment of the Unity Mall will encourage local artisans, weavers, and self-help groups and create new employment opportunities. The display and sale of products in the mall will encourage artisans and benefit small entrepreneurs, craftsmen, and weavers of the state. It will serve as a “one-stop marketplace” for the promotion and sale of local products.
Chief Minister Sai said that the Unity Mall is a revolutionary step for the development of the poor, youth, farmers, and women power of the state. It will take the state’s economy to new heights and also boost employment generation at the local level. It will also promote Make in India and national unity.
The Chief Minister said that the Chhattisgarh government considers the development of the people of the state along with important issues like national integration and Make in India as its priority. The Unity Mall being established in the state will also showcase and sell important local products of all other states. This will strengthen national unity and increase economic and cultural exchange between different states.
Chief Minister Sai informed that the Central Government is providing full cooperation for this reform of the Chhattisgarh government to encourage artisans, weavers, self-help groups, and local people and create a healthy ecosystem for creating new employment opportunities at the local level on the initiative of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The Central Government has approved Rs 200 crore for the establishment of the Unity Mall in the state, out of which Rs 100 crore has been provided to the state as an advance under Capex (capital expenditure).
Finance Minister Shri OP Chaudhary said that along with local handicraft products, local dishes will also be made available for sale in food courts at the Unity Mall. Through the Unity Mall, there is a plan to reach the special products of each district to the global market. The responsibility of establishing the Unity Mall has been entrusted to the Raipur Development Authority. The Unity Mall will not only increase the income of the state’s local artisans but will also strengthen the cultural identity of Chhattisgarh. He said that this effort of the Chhattisgarh government under the leadership of Chief Minister Shri Vishnudev Sai will create a strong and sustainable ecosystem in Chhattisgarh, which will help in development in rural areas and access to products in urban markets.