Chandigarh 29 March 2023 :-
With the primary objective of given an impetus to the culture of entrepreneurship among students, the Students’ Self Help Group (SSHG) of Mehr Chand Mahajan DAV College for Women, Chandigarh, a recognised Social Entrepreneurship, Swachhata and Rural Engagement Cell (SES-REC) Institution, in association with Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education (MGNCRE), Ministry of Education, Govt of India, organised a day-long ‘Millet Bazaar’. Principal Dr. Nisha Bhargava inaugurated the bazaar and visited the stalls of various millet based food products put up by the students. She expressed appreciation for the students’ entrepreneurial spirit and informed that the college organises many such activities for promotion of innovation and entrepreneurship culture among students. The MCM SSHG teams developed healthy millet-based food products such as jowar ladoos, millet salad and lemonade, millet-based biryani and chat, sorghum appe, bajra momos, etc. The event witnessed active participation with a total of 50 students divided among 17 self-help groups. The stalls were highly appreciated by all the stakeholders and there was profitable sale at each stall.