Export of handicrafts products including handmade carpets shows steady positive growth in the last three years, informs Govt.

The government in the press release said that export of handicrafts products including handmade carpets shows steady positive growth in the last three years.

The Office of Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) is implementing several schemes for the welfare and promotion of handicrafts artisans. The registered artisans (28.38 lakh artisans have been registered so far under PAHCHAN initiative) can avail the benefits of these schemes (under National Handicraft Development Programme (NHDP) and Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS)) by participating in different marketing events, skill up gradation, training, design workshops etc. 

The wage compensation as well as TA/ DA are also provided to the artisans for participation in the events. In addition, interest subsidy @ 6% on the loan amount maximum to Rs.1.00 lakh over a period of 3 years and margin money @ 20% of the loan amount maximum to Rs.20,000/- per artisan are also provided. Under the infrastructure scheme various museums, emporia, raw material banks, urban haats, are also set up. 

The export of handicrafts products including handmade carpets has shown steady positive growth in the last three years. 

The Government has taken several steps in promoting the export of handicrafts. In addition to several standard International Marketing events, the virtual marketing events have been also organised to provide an international marketing platform to the artisans. Domestic marketing events like Gandhi Shilp Bazaar, Craft Bazaar and Exhibitions are organised to provide a domestic marketing platform to the artisans. 

Handicrafts Technical Training Programmes and Design Development Workshops were conducted, 65 Tool kits distributed and a Common Facility Centre has been established to support Nirmal painting artisans.

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