Handicrafts & Handloom Deptt Kupwara organizes one-day Consciousness/ Exhibition Camp

KUPWARA : The Handicrafts and Handloom Division Kupwara at this time organized a one-day consciousness cum exhibition camp at Environmental Corridor Handwara to boost consciousness among the many individuals relating to varied welfare schemes and programmes provided by the division.

The camp was inaugurated by Deputy Director Trainings Shahid Ali Beigh in presence of Tehsildar Handwara, Assistant Director Handicrafts & Handloom Kupwara.

Addressing the artisans and weavers, the Deputy Director stated that essential purpose of organizing the camp is to conscious the artisans about varied handicrafts and handloom actions like handloom weaving  Kanishawal weaving, putto weaving, chain sew, crewel embroidery, wooden carving, paper machie, zari Tapestry, willow wicker and carpet.

He directed the involved Officers to make it possible for newly formulated schemes for artisans and weavers percolate right down to the goal public. He additionally directed the entrepreneurs and societies to avail the advantages of the departmental schemes.

Deputy Director on the event, highlighted the achievements made by the division throughout the present fiscal and stated that division has offered curiosity subsidy, monetary help of greater than Rs.1.2 crore to the artisan neighborhood of District Kupwara for organising their very own revenue producing items.

Talking on the event, Assistant Director stated that the division can be offering Rs.1500 and Rs.1000 Month-to-month stipend to the trainees throughout the coaching interval of 1 yr and two years.

He added that the division additionally supplies monetary help for the formation of cooperative selp- teams, and until date 160 cooperative teams have been registered within the district Kupwara  out of which 46 have been within the block Handwara.

The Assistant Director appealed to the artisans and trainees to come back ahead for take advantage of the state and central Sponsored welfare schemes for his or her higher livelihood.

The camp was attended by giant variety of artisans, trainees, society holders apart from varied departmental officers of handicrafts and handloom, KVIB and industrial, the assertion added.