With the view to promote handicraft artisans, Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani has announced to review the stall instalment policy at Dilli Haat and has also assured that allotment of stalls will henceforth be made only for artisans belonging to handicraft clusters.

Irani said that the policy will be modified in two weeks.

The move aims to ensure that allotment is made for genuine artisans only.

In another decision made for the welfare of artisans, the Minister said that arrangements for lodging and boarding would be provided to artisans coming from outside Delhi, as opposed to the cash rebate they are given at present.

She further announced that artisans belonging to Below Poverty Line category would be provided stalls at concessional rates.

The Minister made these four announcements, after inaugurating the fortnight-long Exhibition cum sale of Handicrafts developed by Artisans of Clusters, 'Cluster Creation 2016', at Dilli Haat, opposite INA Market on Wednesday. (KNN Bureau)