Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Officials Inspect Vijayawada Arrangements for National SARAS Ajeevika Mela
Vijayawada is preparing to host a large fair called the SARAS Ajeevika Mela.
It will run from October 15 to 31 at Punnami Ghat.
Women from self-help groups across India will bring products they have made and sell them.
The fair will also have food stalls and cultural programmes.
President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to open it on October 15.
Union Minister Pemmasani Chandrasekhar and MP Kesineni Sivanath inspected the preparations.
They invited people in Vijayawada and nearby areas to visit and support the women entrepreneurs.
They also encouraged self-help group members to use the fair to promote their products.
Union Minister Pemmasani Chandrasekhar and Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath inspected preparations for the SARAS Ajeevika Mela.
The fair is scheduled for October 15–31 at Punnami Ghat on the banks of the Krishna River in Vijayawada.
President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to inaugurate the event on October 15, with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu present.
The national fair will bring self-help group women from across India together to showcase products, business skills and practices.
Organisers plan product stalls, regional food and cultural programmes, and officials urged the public and self-help group members to participate.
- Who
- Union Minister Pemmasani Chandrasekhar and Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath inspected preparations; women self-help group members from across India are expected to participate.
- What
- The national SARAS Ajeevika Mela will showcase women’s products, entrepreneurial skills and business practices.
- When
- The fair is scheduled for October 15–31, with its inauguration scheduled for October 15; the year is not specified.
- Where
- Punnami Ghat on the banks of the Krishna River in Vijayawada.
- Why
- To provide women self-help group members a common platform to display and promote their products and entrepreneurship.
- Event
- National SARAS Ajeevika Mela
- Dates
- October 15–31; year not specified
- Venue
- Punnami Ghat, on the Krishna River banks, Vijayawada
- Scheduled inauguration
- October 15, by President Droupadi Murmu
- Other scheduled attendee
- Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu
- Participants
- Women members of self-help groups from across India
- Planned features
- Product displays, regional food stalls and cultural programmes