WB govt aims to promote muslin and other handicraft products on global scale: Mitra

Kolkatta, Sep 26 (KNN) The West Bengal Government is contemplating global promotion of muslin and other handicraft products, said Dr Amit Mitra, the State Finance and MSME Minister.

While saying this recently, he mentioned that the visits made by approximately 1.2 lakh international tourists to various handicraft hubs across 15 districts had given a tremendous boost to the village economy.

According to information available on All India Trinamool Congress (AITC’s) website, Mitra said that the Biswa Bangla outlet set up at the Kolkata airport has also been attracting a lot of buyers; foreigners who are buying the products at this outlet may feel the need of having such items in their countries and thereby contributing to the export automatically.

“We have specific plans to increase the export of muslin through various phases”, said the Minister.

Muslin products sold via Biswa Bangla store outlets are hugely popular and in great demand. Bangla had been one of the largest exporters of muslin sarees during the pre-colonial era.

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