Big bazaar stores in Kolkata to sell Anandhara Products
Big bazaar stores in Kolkata to sell Anandhara Products

Anandadhara, the National Rural Livelihoods Mission in Bengal has joined hands with Big Bazaar to tap modern retail chain to sell state-specific and exclusive products before the festive season.

State industry secretary Rajiva Sinha, said, "Anandadhara has tied up with the Future Group to sell its products in Big Bazaar stores in a shop-in-shop format."

He said, "Initially, we will start with mostly non-food products but later processed FMCG products will follow. You will able to see products like handicrafts, handloom, aroma rice among others reaching stores within September."

He further added, "We are already in discussion with packaging institutes for processed food products of the state to meet the best of standards."

Sinha said, "Initially, some 30 Big Bazaar stores in Kolkata will house Anandadhara shops having exclusive Bengal products. It will then spread to 65 other stores in the eastern region and then gradually we will spread nationally through these stores.

In the first phase West Bengal is targeting to touch 50,000 beneficiaries, most of them likely to be women, under the Anandadhara scheme with a final target to increase number of beneficiaries to 5 lakh.

According to Sinha, "Once products reach the district level after sorting and grading from blocks of Anandadhara, the products will be packed in the packaging centers to be built in each district of the state."

Anandadhara's agenda is to mobilise the rural poor and vulnerable people into self-managed, federated institutions and support them for livelihood collectives.

 
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