The
Ministry of Textiles proposes to organize Pan India camps in handlooms and
handicrafts clusters, under the initiative “Hastkala Sahyog Shivir”.
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.
The
following services will be provided to the weavers and artisans in these camps:
a) Issuance
of credit facilities through MUDRA scheme
b) Assistance
for technological upgradation under Hathkargha Samvardhan Sahayata
c) Distribution
of modern tool kits and equipments
d) Issuance
of Yarn Pass Book
e) Enrollment
under IGNOU/NIOS courses
f) Access
to Common Service Centre facilities
g) Buyer-seller meets and expos
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.
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GG/DJM