Products worth Rs 66 lakh sold at Mela
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, November 02 2026: Products worth around Rs 66 lakh have been sold at the 18th Saras Aajeevika Mela, 2026, which has been underway since October 27 to promote women entrepreneurs.

Organised by the Manipur State Rural Livelihoods Mission (MSRLM) under the aegis of the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, the mela is being held at the City Convention Centre, Palace Compound, and will continue till November 6 .

Speaking to The Sangai Express, Khamba Ranglo, State Mission Manager (Livelihoods) of MSRLM, said members of Self-Help Groups (SHGs), village-level federations and cluster-level federations from across Manipur, except Churachandpur and Pherzawl districts, are participating in the mela .

The participants are showcasing and selling a range of products, including handloom and handicraft items and vegetables, he said.

Saying that 115 stalls have been set up at the mela, he added that products worth around Rs 66 lakh had been sold so far.

Ranglo said that the Ministry of Rural Development had sanctioned Rs 25 lakh for organising the mela.

He added that stall owners are being provided transportation fares, free meals and stalls without any rental charges.

No entry fee is being charged from visitors, he also said.

R Tungthinliu, a woman from Noney, said that she sells Rongmei clothes and vegetables grown in her village.

Saying that she had thought she would never be able to visit Imphal due to the ongoing crisis, she added that attending the mela makes her feel happy and provides an opportunity to sell her products.

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