JKTPO e-Commerce Onboarding Drive reaches Bandipora to strengthen local Entrepreneurs

BANDIPORA, JULY 30: As part of ongoing e-Commerce Onboarding drive, Jammu and Kashmir Trade Promotion Organization (JKTPO) along with the District Administration Bandipora and leading e-Commerce players today hosted an e-Commerce Onboarding drive at Conference Hall, DC Office Bandipora.

The main aim of the drive was reaching out at grassroots level to promote local products and aware entrepreneurs/artisans regarding the benefits of selling products on the e-Commerce platforms, and to expand their operations in the global market.

The event witnessed exciting and active participation of 200 participants including women entrepreneurs, retailers, artisans, exporters, growers and FPO. The event highlighted the advantages of onboarding on e-Commerce platforms and encouraged the participants to join online marketplace.

During this day-long drive around 15 participants were registered on-spot free of cost for various sectors and rest started the process of onboarding. The drive included detailed sessions by the experts on benefits of selling products on e-Commerce platforms.

The forum was addressed by ADDC Bandipora, Mohammad Ashraf Bhatt, who gave insights into the e-Commerce network and highlighted the numerous benefits of joining the platform besides redressing the grievances of the participants on the spot.

General Manager DIC, Mushtaq Ahmad emphasized on the pivotal role of digital commerce in business growth.

Maqbool Shah from GeM gave a detailed presentation about the importance of GeM and its registration process on the GEM portal and facilitated onboarding of the participants onto the Gem portal. Similarly, a representative from Flipkart gave a detailed presentation about the process of onboarding on Flipkart through virtual mode.

Mehrajuddin, State Tax Officer Bandipora, also briefed about the GST, its importance for doing any online business and the registration process through a powerpoint presentation.

In addition to this, Participants from various sectors exhibited their products and shared their success stories with the forum.

Earlier, representatives from JKTPO highlighted the importance of ODOP and DEH initiatives and the advantages of onboarding the products on e-commerce platforms.

The highlight of the event was the one-on-one onboarding sessions, where seller and partners were directly onboarded onto the GEM portal. This hands-on approach allowed participants to swiftly integrate into the marketplace.

The event showcased the commitment of JKTPO and District administration to empower local entrepreneurs and facilitate their entry into the global e-commerce landscape by providing a platform for small businesses to reach a global audience, this initiative aims to boost economic growth and create sustainable opportunities for the vibrant entrepreneurial community in Jammu and Kashmir.

JKTPO is providing both physical and e-commerce marketing platforms to entrepreneurs of Jammu and Kashmir at the National and International levels. Initiatives like participation in trade fairs/exhibitions, on boarding drives on GeM, ONDC and other e-commerce platforms, Export awareness programmes at District level will help to improve the overall trade and export ecosystem of UT of J&K.