Pune: PMC’s Diwali Savings Market Records Rs 19 Lakh Sales in Just Two Days
Pune, 13th October 2025: The Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) Diwali Savings Market has received an overwhelming response from citizens, recording sales worth ₹19 lakh in just the first two days of the exhibition.
Organized by the Social Development Department of the PMC, the exhibition features stalls set up by women’s self-help groups, various social organizations, and specially-abled entrepreneurs. The event aims to promote women’s self-reliance by providing a direct marketplace for their handmade and small-scale products.
Deputy Commissioner of PMC’s Social Development Department, Jayant Bhosekar, appealed to citizens to visit the fair and extend their support. “This initiative is designed to empower women and help them achieve economic independence. We encourage Punekars to visit the exhibition and purchase locally made products,” he said.
The Diwali Savings Market has been organized to mark the Amrit Jubilee year of the Municipal Corporation. The exhibition and sale are being held from October 11 to 15, 2025, between 10 am and 10 pm, across six prominent locations — the new vegetable market in Vadgaon Sheri, PL Deshpande Udyan, Mengade Lake in Karvenagar, Katraj Dairy Maidan, Jeet Maidan in Kothrud, and Zensar IT Park in Kharadi. A total of 793 stalls have been made available to participants.
Visitors can explore a wide range of festive and household products, including traditional snacks like chakli, laddu, karanji, shankarpali, chivda, shev, and anarse, along with decorative items such as rangoli, toran, diyas, and aakash kandils.
Additionally, a variety of food items and homemade delicacies—such as brinjal bharit, pithla-bhakri, solkadi, pickles, papad, spices, shevaya, biryani, and both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes—are available. The market also features stalls selling clothes, sweaters, ayurvedic products, handicrafts, paper and cloth bags, leather goods, jewelry, cosmetics, incense sticks, and more.
The PMC has encouraged residents to celebrate Diwali by supporting local women entrepreneurs and self-help groups contributing to the city’s inclusive economy.
