Govt to hold 'Pan India Camps' for handloom & handicraft

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SME Times News Bureau | 29 Aug, 2017
The Ministry of Textiles proposes to organize Pan India camps in handlooms and handicrafts clusters, under the initiative "Hastkala Sahyog Shivir", informed ministry in a release on Monday in New Delhi.

It is proposed to organize the camps in more than 200 handloom Block Level Clusters & Weavers' Service Centres and more than 200 handicraft clusters in collaboration with State Governments.

The camps will be organized during 7th October to 17th October, 2017.

This initiative is dedicated to Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Garib Kalyan Varsh, the birth centenary year of Pandit Deendayal Upadhayay, it said.

The following services will be provided to the weavers and artisans in these camps:

Issuance of credit facilities through MUDRA scheme
Assistance for technological upgradation under Hathkargha Samvardhan Sahayata
Distribution of modern tool kits and equipments
Issuance of Yarn Pass Book
Enrollment under IGNOU/NIOS courses
Access to Common Service Centre facilities
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