<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Ministry of Rural Development has extended its memorandum of understanding today with the National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT,  to provide design support for the products made by Self Help Groups of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission, NRLM. </span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">The MoU was signed and exchanged between Ministry of Rural Development Additional Secretary, RL, Charanjit Singh and NIFT Director General Rohit Kansal in New Delhi.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">AIR Correspondent reports that a non-financial MoU was signed between NRLM and NIFT in October 2019, initially for three years. But, due to the effect of COVID pandemic 2019 nothing could be done under the MoU. However, NRLM engaged the services of NIFT for the designing and renovation of the 'Saras Gallery' in New Delhi. The gallery is now operational since December 2021 for marketing SHG products. As of date, the Saras Gallery has generated sales of over Rs one crore. </span></p>