Panvel Municipal Corporation's Three-Day Udyogika Diwali Mahotsav Empowers Women Entrepreneurs Through Free Stalls
Panvel: Providing a festive marketplace and a platform to showcase their products, the three-day 'Udyogika Diwali Mahotsav 2026', organised by the Women and Child Welfare Department of the Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC), concluded on Sunday with an enthusiastic response from residents. Three-Day Festival Draws Large Crowds To Nutan Gujarati School Grounds Apart from generating sales over the…
The three-day Udyogika Diwali Mahotsav 2026, organized by the Women and Child Welfare Department of Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC), concluded on Sunday with positive feedback from residents. The festival, held at Nutan Gujarati School Grounds, attracted large crowds and provided women entrepreneurs with a platform to showcase their products and connect with new customers. For those participating for the first time, the event offered valuable exposure and boosted their confidence in expanding their businesses.
MLA Prashant Thakur inaugurated the exhibition and praised the initiative, highlighting that it promotes financial independence for women entrepreneurs. Prominent political figures such as MP Ramsheth Thakur, former municipal council president J M Mhatre, and former leader of the opposition Pritam Janardan Mhatre visited the exhibition, encouraging the participating entrepreneurs.
The festival showcased a variety of products, including traditional Diwali snacks, jewellery, Ayurvedic products, handicrafts, decorative items, garments, and food products. Women from self-help groups and individual entrepreneurs from the municipal corporation area participated in the exhibition. The event also featured a children's activity zone, known as Bal Krida Nagari, which offered educational and recreational activities like a mobile planetarium, mini car racing, Engineer for a Day, Chef for a Day, and various intellectual and recreational games.
Students from PMC-run schools had the opportunity to experience the mobile planetarium, while parents accompanied their children to the women's stalls and made purchases. This combined learning experience brought together children's activities and a marketplace for women entrepreneurs. The participating women expressed satisfaction with the exposure, business recognition, and the opportunity to interact with potential customers.
They also expressed the need for similar platforms to be organized regularly to support their expansion and financial independence.
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