ENA State 2023-11-03 12:39:51 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 3 (KNN)</strong> Kerala Industries Minister P. Rajeeve said on Thursday that the states first Unity Mall (Ekta Mall) for promoting regional products, especially those with Geographical Indication (GI) tag, will come up on the Technopark campus.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The State Cabinet had approved the proposed mall, revealed the minister and said the proposal would be submitted to the Union Ministry on November 3 at the World Food India 2023 expo in New Delhi. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">He said a permanent international convention centre set up by Kinfra for MSME trade fairs would also be inaugurated by December-end. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The minister mentioned this while inaugurating a Business to Business (B2B) meet organised by the Department of Industries and Commerce (DI&amp;C) on the sidelines of the trade fair being held as part of the week-long Keraleeyam programme at Putharikandam Maidanam.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">All States can showcase their products at the Unity Mall. Products of MSME and those under One District One Product (ODOP) scheme from Kerala can be sold here, he said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Proposed in the Union Budget for all States, the Unity Mall aims at promoting and selling each States own ODOP, GI and other handicraft products.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">He noted that the B2B meet at the expo would help explore new markets for domestic products. As many as 36 GI products from the State are on display at the expo organised by the Industries department.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Suman Billa, Principal Secretary (Industries), said the department was working on an ambitious programme with the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) to facilitate MSME units to reach out and tap faraway markets.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The trade fair showcases premium quality products that are exported to global markets from the State. Keralas major achievements in the industries sector from 1961 to 2022 have also been displayed.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><em><strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></em></span></p> 35377 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/state/kerala-to-have-its-first-unity-mall-soon-industries-minister 2023-11-03 12:39:51 knnindia.co.in