Srinagar Airport authorities have come up with business opportunities for self help groups through which they can sell their products inside the airport premises.
Director Srinagar Airport Kuldeep Singh said Self Help Groups can avail benefit of the scheme.
“These Self Help Groups can sell different products including food, handicrafts to passengers in the Airport premises.
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The Director said the Self Help Groups should be registered with Deputy Commissioner Budgam for sale of their products. He said the rent for regular shops at the airport is about Rs 5 lakh per month.
“For Self Help Groups, we are offering these shops on a nominal rent of Rs 6,133 only for a period of 15 days. This amount includes GST and all other taxes,” he said.
“It’s a great Opportunity for Self Help Groups to sell their products at our airport.” Director Srinagar Airport, Kuldeep Singh said. “Self Help Groups that are registered with the Deputy Commissioner, Budgam can sell their Food Items or Handicrafts or any other product to the passengers at our airport.”
The airport authority has also made the process of applying for these shops painless and manageable as the desirous Self Help Group has only been asked to submit its details through the Airport Authority of India’s official link.
“The link will open up our website with an application format. The SHG may fill up the necessary details and upload their PAN Card, Aadhar Card & Registration Documents, if any. The applications will be collected and compiled in the order of the seniority of the SHG. Here Seniority means first come first serve.” The director said.
It is pertinent to mention here that the collected details will be further submitted to the Deputy Commissioner, Budgam for his approval and recommendation. After the approval and recommendation of Deputy Commissioner Budgam, the Director noted, the shop will be allotted to the approved SHG.
The airport authority has also decided to allot these shops to the selected SHG’s for a period of 15 days and the allotment will be in the order of seniority. “
The Director further noted that the rent of Rs 6,133 is payable in advance and that there are no other charges.
“We get more than 13 thousand passengers every day. All of these passengers will be the potential customers of the SHG. This is a golden opportunity for the promotion of the Self Help Groups. They can sell their products for a period of 15 days from the airport and the advertising of the SHG is automatic. If the product of the SHG is good, the customers will remember it and contact the SHG for sourcing the product even after the sale period of 15 days is over. Therefore, this is also a golden opportunity for advertising of SHG products.” The Director further added.
Notably, the location of these shops is in the security hold area of the airport. There are two such shops already present at the airport with an area of 7 square meters provided for each shop.
The Director further noted that the Self Help Group does not have to worry about the passes for entry to the airport. “We have already taken advance approval from BCAS to issue passes for the SHG for a period of 15 days. The SHG has to just submit the photographs to us to get the entry into the airport. We are sure that many Self Help Groups will use this opportunity for the sale of their products at our airport. This is our small contribution to the economic development and progress of our neighborhood.” The Director noted.