Archive · 23 Aug 2026
BMC Hosts Rakhi Sale Supporting Women and Divyang Students
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is arranging a special Raksha Bandhan market.
People can buy rakhis and other handmade items there.
Women’s self-help groups made many of the products.
Divyang students from BMC special schools made some of the rakhis.
The event will happen at the BMC Headquarters on August 24, 2026.
It will also happen at other BMC offices on August 24 and 25.
The market gives women a chance to sell their work and earn money.
It also lets students show their creativity and skills.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will host a Raksha Bandhan exhibition and sale of handmade rakhis.
Women’s self-help groups will offer eco-friendly rakhis, homemade food, decorative products and handicrafts.
Divyang students from BMC special schools have created rakhis to be displayed and sold.
The BMC Headquarters event will take place on August 24, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Similar stalls will operate at BMC administrative department and ward offices on August 24 and 25.
- Who
- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, women’s self-help groups and Divyang students from BMC special schools.
- What
- An exhibition and sale of handmade rakhis and other products.
- When
- At BMC Headquarters on August 24, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; at other BMC offices on August 24 and 25.
- Where
- The BMC Headquarters and BMC administrative department and ward offices in Mumbai.
- Why
- To provide a market for women’s self-help groups and support the skills, creativity and economic self-reliance of women and Divyang students.
- Organizer
- Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
- Headquarters event
- August 24, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Other locations
- BMC administrative department and ward offices
- Other exhibition dates
- August 24 and 25, 2026
- Featured makers
- Women’s self-help groups and Divyang students from BMC special schools
- Products
- Eco-friendly rakhis, homemade food items, decorative products and handicrafts