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Government initiated Steps to Standardized Indian Handicrafts

The Indian Government has registered approximately Rs. 22.85 lakhs artisans under their initiative – Pahchan. In order to standardize and organised the Indian Handicrafts, 35 crafts have been identified as endangered crafts and 92 crafts have been registered under the Geographical Indication Act. Handicraft is an unorganized and diversified sector with an estimated 70 lakh […]

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January 4, 2019
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Textiles Minister Distributes Identity Cards ‘Pahchan’ to Artisans

Textiles Minister, Smriti Zubin Irani distributed ‘Pahchan’ identity cards to artisans of five clusters of Gujarat, namely Jamnagar, Naroda, Surendranagar, Amreli and Kalol, at the inaugural ceremony of the Thematic Exhibition on Handicrafts at Ahmedabad. It may be mentioned that the camp for ‘Pahchan’ was launched on 7th October, 2016 nationwide, to ensure a unique […]