Cluster of Madhubani Mithila artists to be formed, Rs10 crore to be spent on them in 5 yrs: KVIC
Updated: Sep 08, 2015 12:43:21pm
Madhubani, Sept 8 (KNN) In a move to renovate khadi industry in Bihar, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) under the Ministry of MSME is likely to provide benefits to the artists of Mithila painting in Madhubani district.
A media report said hundreds of such artists of the district will get proper remuneration for their products.
“As per the plan, a cluster of artists would be formed and a total of Rs10 crore would be spent on them during a span of five years. About 1,000 artists from the district will form the cluster,” KVIC PRO, SC Jha has said, according to the report.
An extensive survey of villages of the district was conducted by Bihar State Khadi Board director R S Pandey, between August 7 and 8 last.
Jha along with deputy development officer, State Khadi Board, Vijay Kumar Singh is contacting artists from Ranti, Jitwarpur, Mangarauni, Pilakhwar and other villages of Mithilanchal since September 3 last with a view to persuading them to join the programme.
Several private agencies of Madhubani, Darbhanga, Sitamarhi and Bhagalpur will provide silk and other raw materials directly to these artists and the finished products with Mithila paintings on them would then be sent to the Board's Delhi-based sales outlet in Connaught place for marketing.
As many as 100 pieces of silk saris and 100 pieces of dress materials have already been made available to about 50 selected artists of different villages for making Mithila paintings on them.
These items will be put on display at an 'Exhibition-cum-Sale' at Khadi Gramodyoga Bhawan, Connaught Place, New Delhi, on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on October 2.
To implement the scheme in a phase-wise manner, the All India Khadi Gramodyoga Board, the nodal agency for the project, has shortlisted Madhubani district in the first phase followed by Darbhanga and Sitamarhi districts in the second phase. (KNN Bureau)
A media report said hundreds of such artists of the district will get proper remuneration for their products.
“As per the plan, a cluster of artists would be formed and a total of Rs10 crore would be spent on them during a span of five years. About 1,000 artists from the district will form the cluster,” KVIC PRO, SC Jha has said, according to the report.
An extensive survey of villages of the district was conducted by Bihar State Khadi Board director R S Pandey, between August 7 and 8 last.
Jha along with deputy development officer, State Khadi Board, Vijay Kumar Singh is contacting artists from Ranti, Jitwarpur, Mangarauni, Pilakhwar and other villages of Mithilanchal since September 3 last with a view to persuading them to join the programme.
Several private agencies of Madhubani, Darbhanga, Sitamarhi and Bhagalpur will provide silk and other raw materials directly to these artists and the finished products with Mithila paintings on them would then be sent to the Board's Delhi-based sales outlet in Connaught place for marketing.
As many as 100 pieces of silk saris and 100 pieces of dress materials have already been made available to about 50 selected artists of different villages for making Mithila paintings on them.
These items will be put on display at an 'Exhibition-cum-Sale' at Khadi Gramodyoga Bhawan, Connaught Place, New Delhi, on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on October 2.
To implement the scheme in a phase-wise manner, the All India Khadi Gramodyoga Board, the nodal agency for the project, has shortlisted Madhubani district in the first phase followed by Darbhanga and Sitamarhi districts in the second phase. (KNN Bureau)
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