PANAJI: The District Rural Agency (DRDA), North Goa, will launch its marketing website on August 15, 2021, at 3.30 p.m. at the auspicious hands of Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant. The website will be operated by the Department of Rural Development through GSRLM State Mission Manager.
This website will provide the platform for 38,500 Self Help Group (SHG) members to showcase their products and connect them with sellers from all over Goa, particularly India in General. The buyer will contact the concerned SHG members for the delivery and payment. Hence, the website will not have any payment gateway or cash transactions through the Department.
The vision of the Department through this website and other likewise activities is to improve the income of the SHG women to at least Rs. 10,000/- per month for each member connected with this mission. A maximum amount of Rs. 40,000/- is being released under Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Schemes (PMFME) to each beneficiary. In May 2021, a total amount of Rs. 27.50 lakhs was disbursed under PMFME to 103 beneficiaries, as informed by Information and Publicity Department.
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