PROMOTING CRAFT CLUSTERS

PROMOTING CRAFT CLUSTERS

Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India through Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana (AHVY) component of National Handicrafts Development Programme (NHDP) Scheme envisages supporting viable craft clusters across the country through formation of Producer Companies and subsequently providing need-based intervention like design and technical development workshop, distribution of tool-kits, exhibition, craft demonstration programme, seminar to integrate them into the financial mainstream. The Producer Companies thus formed with the artisans as members is to make the artisans self-reliant.

The state-wise details of programs implemented in craft clusters are as below:

Year

Number of States covered

Number of Programme Implemented

2022-23

12

318

2023-24

21

396

2024-25

23

124

Total

838

 

This information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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