Dehradun, Aug. 5 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Dehradun, 4 Aug: In preparation for Raksha Bandhan, a vibrant initiative took place across Dehradun under the Mukhyamantri Shashakt Behna Utsav Yojana, at which self-help group women set up stalls showcasing handmade rakhis. These stalls were organised in malls and public locations with the facilitation of Gramotthan/Rural Enterprise Acceleration Project Dehradun, a unit of Uttarakhand Gramya Vikas Samiti (UGVS).

The objective was to empower rural women by providing them with direct market access and visibility for their handcrafted products, especially festive goods like Rakhis.

At one of the featured stalls located at Vikas Bhawan, Dehradun, District Magistrate Savin Bansal and Chief Developmen...