{"id":20402,"date":"2022-05-09T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=20402"},"modified":"2022-05-09T09:26:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T03:56:36","slug":"aai-collaborates-with-self-help-groups-to-sell-locally-made-items-at-airports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/09\/aai-collaborates-with-self-help-groups-to-sell-locally-made-items-at-airports\/","title":{"rendered":"AAI collaborates with self-help groups to sell locally made items at airports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has begun <strong>offering space for self-help groups<\/strong> to market their locally made products at various airports in an effort to <strong>assist craftsmen.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p> Under the <strong>AVSAR (Airport as Venue for Skilled Artisans of the Region)<\/strong> project, Self Help Groups (SHGs) are already presenting their items at 12 airports, including <em>Agartala, Kushinagar, Udaipur, and Madurai.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/avsar3-img1649511219280-22.webp-rs-high-webp-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"20408\" data-link=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?attachment_id=20408\" class=\"wp-image-20408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/avsar3-img1649511219280-22.webp-rs-high-webp-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/avsar3-img1649511219280-22.webp-rs-high-webp-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1_n4EvUMQ-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"20409\" data-link=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?attachment_id=20409\" class=\"wp-image-20409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1_n4EvUMQ-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1_n4EvUMQ-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1_n4EvUMQ-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1_n4EvUMQ-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1_n4EvUMQ-750x422.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1_n4EvUMQ-1140x641.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1_n4EvUMQ.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image0016SXO.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"20410\" data-link=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?attachment_id=20410\" class=\"wp-image-20410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image0016SXO.jpg 602w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image0016SXO-600x316.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image0016SXO-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Credits to magicpin, photogallery, aai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/aai.com\">AAI<\/a>, airports in Varanasi, Calicut, Kolkata, Coimbatore, and Raipur, among others, are in the process of allocating <strong>space to local SHGs <\/strong>in collaboration with the relevant state governments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Vizag, Bhubaneswar, Raipur, Silchar, Dibrugarh, and Jorhat <\/em>are among the airports that plan to open SHG stores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;The purpose of the AVSAR project is to not only provide <strong>visibility\/platform to SHGs at airports but also to present the heritage and character of the place to air travellers,&#8221; <\/strong>said AAI Chairman Sanjeev Kumar in a statement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>He also stated that <a href=\"http:\/\/aai.com\">AAI<\/a> is committed to helping the <strong>prime minister achieve his goal of developing SHGs and boosting local artisans.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Agartala, Dehradun, Kushinagar, Udaipur, Amritsar, Belagavi, Chennai, Ranchi, Indore, Surat, Madurai, and Bhopal<\/em> are among the 12 airports with SHG outlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>SHGs will display products manufactured by <strong>rural women and artisans in the 100-200 square foot<\/strong> space provided at each airport. <\/p><p>SHGs will be assigned space in turns, with each group having<strong> 15 days<\/strong> to display their items.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Webp.net-resizeimage-3.jpg\" alt=\"AAI has begun offering space for self-help groups to market their locally made products at various airports. Know more \" class=\"wp-image-20411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Webp.net-resizeimage-3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Webp.net-resizeimage-3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Image courtesy &#8211; indiatoday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>AVSAR was established to assist in the development of <strong>strong grassroot institutions that empower underprivileged rural women, <\/strong>as well as to give potential market <em>prospects and appropriate promotional outlets, <\/em>according to AAI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay Connected with us! Have a good day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AAI has begun offering space for self-help groups to market their locally made products at various airports. 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