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Chhattisgarh CM urges citizens to buy from local vendors
Besides helping them meet their day-to-day expenses, the assistance is also strengthening their financial confidence.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Deo Sai said the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana has laid a strong foundation for financial inclusion by connecting poor, deprived and needy families with the banking system. As a result, financial assistance under various government schemes is now being transferred directly to beneficiaries’ bank accounts, he added.
He said the Mahtari Vandan Yojana provides monthly financial assistance of Rs 1,000 to mothers and women across Chhattisgarh. Besides helping them meet their day-to-day expenses, the assistance is also strengthening their financial confidence.
Sai said roadside vendors, potters, artisans and women producing local goods embody the strength of a self-reliant Chhattisgarh through their labour and skills. Encouraging people who earn their livelihood through their talent and hard work, he said, is a collective responsibility.
He added that buying a local product is not merely a purchase. “Behind every product lies the labour of a family, the skill of an artisan and the dignity associated with a small entrepreneur’s livelihood. When people buy goods from local vendors and artisans, even this small gesture provides meaningful support to their families and livelihoods,” he said.
He urged citizens to buy from local vendors, noting that every local purchase directly supports an artisan’s family and strengthens the state’s economic foundation.
