The South Central Railway (SCR) has set up temporary exhibition-cum-sale stalls at five railway stations of the zone to showcase handloom/khadi products by government bodies. The initiative has been taken up to commemorate 75 years of Independence and portray the concept of Atmanirbhar Bharat, a press release said.
The exhibition-cum-sale is being held from 10 am to 6 pm at Secunderabad railway station and Kacheguda railway station till August 22
and at Hyderabad railway station till August 19. In the SCR zone, the event is also being held at Vijayawada and Tirupati railway stations.
Following Union government’s initiative to promote handloom and textiles produced locally, the Ministry of Railways has decided to setup these stalls at 75 important railway stations across the country, including five in the SCR, the press release added.