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Raw material bank needed to help artisans & weavers: Kashmir handicraft and Handloom dept

Updated: Sep 24, 2022 10:55:19am
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Raw material bank needed to help artisans & weavers: Kashmir handicraft and Handloom dept

Srinagar, Sept 24 (KNN) There is a need of creating a Raw Material Bank in Kashmir to facilitate easy procurement which can aid the artisans and weavers of the valley, said Director Handicrafts and Handloom Kashmir, Mahmood Ahmad Shah on Friday.

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Addressing the buyer-seller meet organised by the National Handloom Development Corporation (NHDC) Ltd in collaboration with the Department of Handicrafts and Handloom (DHH), Shah said “the department has registered 2500 cooperatives alone in the last year which have been provided with financial assistance of Rs 15 crore. The Department has been facilitating the promotion of GI to help recognize and promote age-old crafts.”

The buyer-seller meet witnessed the participation of Exporters, Unit Holders, Members of Cooperative Societies and various manufacturers among whom Aditya Birla Group, Jayshree Textiles and Balaji Mills are prominent. Artisans and unit holders also displayed handicraft and handloom products of national and international repute during the event.

“Such programs boost the morale of the artists and also helps the seller to plan his products better. Such events will provide buyers and sellers from the Kashmir region a platform to build business relations and showcase products,” Shah said.

Certificates were also distributed among the 22 authorized GI carpet exporters by the Director of Handicrafts & Handloom Kashmir. The department is presently providing an incentive of 10 per cent of the total volume of Handicraft/Handloom export products with maximum reimbursement up to Rs 5 Crore.  (KNN Bureau)

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