Chhattisgarh self-help groups make over 1 lakh masks

RAIPUR: Forty eight women self-help groups in Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh have made over 1 lakh masks and earned Rs 8.46 lakh by selling those at low prices in various government departments.
Dhamtari district panchayat chief executive officer (CEO) Namrata Gandhi informed that 329 women of 48 self-help groups are making face masks in the district under state livelihood mission 'Bihan' with the technical assistance of health department, khadi and village industries department, handloom department and voluntary institutions.
So far, 1 lakh masks have been made by the SHGs and 56,403 masks have been sold at the rate of Rs 15 per mask. The masks were sold to the local market, nagar panchayat including red cross, police, women and child development, panchayat and rural development, health, power, forest and agriculture departments