Textiles Secretary, Smt Zohra Chatterjee reiterated Ministry’s commitment to the welfare of the artisans. She emphasized the need to popularize traditional products among the youth. She said that ‘Setu Yozna’ of associating designers with handloom and handicraft cluster is bringing good results.
The office of the Development Commissioner (handicrafts) and Development Commissioner (Handlooms) jointly implement the scheme of Shilp Guru, Sant Kabir and National Awards for Master Weavers and Master Craftpersons. The president gave away 46 national awards in handloom and handicrafts and 10 Shilp Guru Awards and 2 Sant Kabir awards for the year 2011.
Ministry of Textiles