CM to Gift Kothlis to around 30,000 Women
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, August 6 -
Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini will participate as the Chief Guest in the State- level ‘Hariyali Teej’ festival today in Jind district organised by the Haryana Government. Around 30,000 women from across the state have been invited to this festival, where the Chief Minister will gift ‘Kothlis’ to them as it holds a special significance for ‘Hariyali Teej’.Minister Mahipal Dhanda, Aseem Goel will also be present during the festival.
State government is organising ‘Hariyali Teej’, which falls in the holy month of Sawan, is a traditional festival of the state, and celebrating such festivals collectively promotes social harmony.
This state-level Teej festival is specially dedicated to women. During the event, 'Lakhpati Didi's’ will share their success tales and the Chief Minister will also distribute bank loans worth Rs.100 crore to self-help groups. Apart from this, he will honour members of self-help groups with the Best SHG Award and will also recognize female topper students from the 10th and 12th grades. The Chief Minister will also distribute cheques to the beneficiaries of Haryana Women Development Corporation.