panaji the annual saras fair of rural artisans and selfhelp groups shgs from across the country will showcase their crafts in margao from march 25 to 30artisans and handicrafts men from assam bihar madhya pradesh haryana arunachal pradesh manipur nagaland telangana and other indian states will be present their craft at the fairthis platform is not only for buying and selling but also to give a boost to women entrepreneurs who are using their skills to derive an income said art and culture minister govind gaude the festival helps connect buyers directly with manufacturers of handicrafts without middlemen involved shgs at the fair are provided hospitality and logistics free of cost a total of 400 will present various cultural programmes in the evening and the fair will feature 220 stalls of food artworks and handicrafts the artistes and vendors are from the lower income category due to which we are not charging them for the stalls they are being given out free of cost gaude said to ensure that the music deadline is adhered to the events will end by 10pm daily shgs will display various products such as coconut shell craft jute bags and other handicrafts similarly eatables like banana and jackfruit chips laddoos handloom products like kunbi sarees garments and textiles will also be displayed