Handmade products, fresh vegetables and fruits from nearby farmlands and fancy items will be sold at lower rates at the renovated Poomalai commercial complexes near Vellore and Tiruvannamalai towns.
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inaugurated the renovated facilities, which will be run by women self-help groups (SGHs) in these districts, on Wednesday, through video-conferencing.
“A few shops in the new complex will also be run by persons with disabilities as part of efforts to uplift their economic condition. A nominal monthly rent will be charged for the shops,” G. Kalaiselvan, Assistant Project Officer, Department of Rural Development (Vellore), told The Hindu.
