Raipur, 28 July 2020. In Rakshabandhan, the festival of the sacred relationship of brothers and sisters, the sisters tie the Raksasutra on the wrist of the brothers with their wishes. On this occasion, every year there is good business of the Rakhis. This year, due to the prohibition imposed due to Kovid-19 virus infection, there has been a decrease in the supply of ashes and no shops have been established. At such a time, women of self-help groups in Balrampur district have started the task of making rakhi themselves. Seeing the design through the Internet, these women are making different types of ashes. These local queens are also getting good response in the market.
The state government is also insisting on making rakhi at the local level so that the local people can get employment and bring self-sufficiency. With the help of National Rural Livelihood Mission, women of Nava Anjor self-help group of Gram Panchayat Bhilakhurd of development block Rajpur are constructing rakhi. The demand for these queens is now increasing at the local level. Mrs. Kaleshwari and Ms. Binita Beck of the group say that there are 8 women in their group, after being encouraged by the Janpad Panchayat, they decided to make rakhi. She uses local things to make Rakhi. With this, the ash is prepared at a low cost and the people get the ash at a reasonable price ranging from Rs 5 to Rs 100. He has set a goal of making 5000 rakhi. He told that now local traders are also approaching him to buy rakhi.
Local businessman Shri Vishnu Garg told that he was less hopeful that he would be able to trade rakhi well this year due to the lockdown due to Kovid-19 infection but when he came to know that the women of the village were ready rakhi with their skills. Felt very good. He said that he is buying rakhi from women and selling it in the market. The Chief Executive Officer of Janpad Panchayat Rajpur has said that the administration will help all possible women. He has also asked his government staff and other government officials and employees to buy rakhi from groups so that women can be encouraged.
