KL Report

SRINAGAR

A skill up-gradation and entrepreneurship development project for carpet industry across the Kashmir Valley has been approved by the Union Ministry of Textiles. The project has been approved at a cost of Rs 5.87 crore wherein 4300 persons are being trained including 4200 persons, under certificate course in carpet manufacturing (CCM) of 4 month duration and 100 persons under Diploma in carpet technology and entrepreneurship development (DCTED) of one year duration.

The Minister of state for Industries and Commerce, Sajad Ahmed Kichloo, while interacting with a delegation of Artisans from Srinagar has said that the Handicrafts sector is being given a big boost. As many as ten handicrafts clusters in Srinagar city have been set-up to promote various types of Handicrafts.

As per a statement a handicrafts cluster for Paper Machie has been set-up at Zadibal, Khatamband, Walnut Wood Carving and Cooper Ware cluster at Safakadal, Pashmina weaving cluster at Noor Bagh.

The minister has said Handicrafts cluster of Leather products is being set-up at Chatabal, Kani Shawl cluster at Mandibal Narwara, Sozni at Batapora Shohama and Willow Wicker at Kachari Pirpora.

Kichloo has said special funds to the tune of Rs 2.50 Cr have been earmarked for revival of Kani shawl, Silk handloom sarees and re-creation of Antique Pashmina Shawls. He said silk factory Rajbagh is also being revived at a cost of Rs 2.50 Cr.

Kichloo has said that artisans’ credit cards have been provided to the artisans for easy access to Micro Credit and loan slab under Micro Finances of the artisans has been raised from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh without any mortgage and the interest subsidy has also been enhanced from 5% to 10%.

Kichloo has said in order to bring qualitative and quantitative improvement in handicrafts, modern looms are being provided to all artisans, weavers in a phased manner. “About 2000 such looms have been distributed among the artisans,” Kichloo added.

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