Gujarat govt announces new cottage, rural industry policy to increase sales, preserve handicrafts

“The ngo of this argumentation is to beforehand and sphere the taste practice of handicrafts, khadi, and handlooms of Gujarat done an enabling and conducive situation and to summation opportunities successful this assemblage done the availability of recognition support, marketplace support, improvement of infrastructure facilities, accomplishment development, exertion upgradation, and innovation,” said an authoritative statement.

Among different announcements, the argumentation lists an summation successful indebtedness and subsidy amounts successful bid to summation self-employment opportunities. Under the Shri Vajpayee Bankable Scheme, the indebtedness magnitude has been accrued from Rs 8 lakh to Rs 25 lakh. Similarly, the subsidy magnitude nether the strategy has been upped from Rs 1.25 lakh to Rs 3.75 lakh.

Under the Dattopant Thengadi Artisan Interest Subsidy Scheme, the maximum indebtedness magnitude for providing moving superior loans to artisans of handloom and handicrafts has been accrued from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 3 lakh.

The argumentation aims to supply accomplishment improvement grooming to implicit 60,000 caller entrepreneurs successful the adjacent 5 years. Meanwhile, nether the One District One Product (ODOP) scheme, 10,000 entrepreneurs per territory are envisioned to assistance with the promotion of unsocial products.

A connection issued by the section said. “Following the Prime Minister’s mantra of Local for Vocal, the enactment of constructing P M Ekta Mall successful Surat, Gujarat astatine a outgo of Rs 280 crores has started successful an country of 2.72 lakh quadrate feet… a full of 98 showrooms volition beryllium built for ODOP products of 33 districts of the state, 28 districts of the state and 8 Union Territories arsenic good arsenic authorities enterprises specified arsenic Forest Department, Khadi and Village Industries etc. PM Ekta Mall volition person facilities similar a dormitory for surviving arrangements for artisans, one-room room flats, and commercialized spaces (as per the request for multiplexes and crippled zones).”

Also, the argumentation states plans to conception a trade depository successful Gandhinagar, and behaviour a census of artisans who marque khadi, handloom, and handicrafts. It besides aims to summation the income of specified artisans associated with boards/corporations and cooperatives from the existent Rs 460 crore to Rs 1,500 crore.

Artisans volition beryllium facilitated to get a GI Tag certificate to support the intelligence spot rights of products. Handicraft and handloom products having a GI (geographical indication) Tag certificate volition beryllium encouraged and promoted arsenic specialised products, the connection said.

On accomplishment upgradation of the artisans nether the caller policy, the connection stated, “Refresher and predisposition grooming volition beryllium fixed to the trainers each twelvemonth truthful that they are updated with the latest marketplace trends… Training programs volition beryllium organized for caller artisans by National Award winners, National Qualification Certificate holders, and State Award winners.”