Arunachal Govt goes "vocal" with locally-made bamboo products in panchayat halls

Guwahati: At a time when there is a great emphasis on the usage of locally made indigenous products across India, the Arunachal Pradesh administration has finally decided to go vocal about it -- by embracing locally-made bamboo products!

Deputy Commissioner of Arunachal's Changland district Devensh Yadav today posted a tweet informing that bamboo sofa-sets, tables, and other paraphernalia made by local self-help groups have already been commissioned by the administration, in accordance with the Central Government's new "self-reliant India" policy post lockdown.

"Two Bamboo sofa sets supplied today by our local SHG group for panchayat halls. Recent Arunachal Pradesh policy to buy office items from local SHGs and other groups realized on the ground", Yadav wrote on Twitter. Yadav in his tweet informed that the next step will be the expansion of bamboo handicraft unit for bulk production.

Later, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu took to Twitter to commend the ushering in of a local age and lauded the DC for a "good start."

In an address to the nation in May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed on the need for citizens to promote local businesses as they have suffered a lot due to the Coronavirus forced lockdown.

Announcing a financial package of Rs 20 lakh crores to support businesses, he urged citizens across the country to support local products and businesses by campaigning for them. He appealed citizens to be 'vocal for local' in an attempt to boost Indian businesses and products at a time when the entire country has been reeling under the lockdown. 

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