Prasagraj: In Amaiya Village, you want the Pratapgarh district, a group of rustic women has planned to form a designer flower pot, known as Gamla, with the help of old saree, sheets, sand and cement.
A group of 13 women, led by Suman Saroj and related to the Swadaya Mandhata Block group, is manufacturing 20-25 flower pots every day.
Requests and sales of flower pots have increased multiply in the last three months.
Ratan Mishra, District Mission Manager (Pratapgarh), told Tii, “13 of these women have made flower pots since four months.
They use old cloth, sheets, saree, cement and sand for his purpose.” “These women are related to Radha Self -Help Group (Amaiya Want and Lakhupur) Delivered Training for 15 days where they taught the whole process of making flower pots step by step, “Mishra added.
This step starts under the mission of state rural livelihood (UPSRLM) and also aims to facilitate financial independence of rural women associated with self-help group.
Mishra said that there were no machines used and the women took the help of prints to make flower pots with various sizes and shapes.
The leader of the Group of Susan Saroj said, “After completing our domestic tasks, we have enough time to make flower pots in the village.
The group of groups trained well and were able to produce flower pots with very little time.” “With the help of prints, we mix Sand, cement and fabrics (old bedsheets or saree) to produce flower pots, “said Suman, adding” around the RS 100 was spent on producing good quality flower pots, which was then sold at the RS.
150-200 on the market.
“He further said That designer interest demand has also improved manifolds in Pratapgarh and neighboring cities.
Neetu, another member of the SHG, said, “We are supported by our family members, and our products have gained popularity.
People are also surprised to see women selling flower pots in front of their doors, and they appreciate our hard work to become independent.” This is the first time a woman associated with Shg is the manufacture of flower pots in Pratapgarh Regency.
Uttar Pradesh: Women produce flower pots with the help of old sheets and saree in Pratapgarh up
