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Bharat about country's traditions, culture, past and future: EAM Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that 'Bharat' was about the country's traditions, culture, past and its future. The Union Minister was speaking here at the launch of the PM Vishwakarma Yojana -- aimed at helping artisans and craftsmen and others engaged in traditional skills and occupations. At the event, Jaishankar said that in many nations traditional skills and talents vanished over time due to globalisation, industrialisation, people forgetting their traditions and the same being not passed on to the next generation. The same should not happen to India which is one of the oldest civilisations and whose identity is the traditions and culture of its people inherited over thousands of years. "Today we have gathered here to strengthen the identity, heritage and culture of India to make sure what we have received over thousands of years is passed on for thousands of more years. "So when we speak about Bharat, this is what Bharat is. Bharat is about our traditi

Matter of happiness that PM Vishwakarma scheme being launched on his b'day

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw elaborated on how party workers will be serving the needy on PM's birthday

PM Modi to launch 'PM Vishwakarma' scheme for traditional artisans today

The event will take place at the India International Convention and Expo Centre in Dwarka, New Delhi on Sunday at around 11 am, according to a press release from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

PM Modi to launch PM Vishwakarma scheme for traditional artisans on Sept 17

The "PM Vishwakarma" scheme reflects the steadfast commitment of PM Modi to support and uplift individuals engaged in traditional crafts, it said

PM Vishwakarma initiative will celebrate our traditional artisans: Modi

With the Union Cabinet approving the 'PM Vishwakarma' scheme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the initiative will celebrate traditional artisans and crafts people, both from rural and urban India. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the 'PM Vishwakarma' scheme with a financial outlay of Rs 13,000 crore for a period of five years that will benefit about 30 lakh families of traditional artisans and craftsmen, including weavers, goldsmiths, blacksmiths, laundry workers and barbers. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Modi. "Embracing our nation's skills and cultural diversity, the PM Vishwakarma initiative will celebrate our traditional artisans and crafts people, both from rural and urban India," Modi said on X, formerly known as Twitter. "Honouring the timeless Guru-Shishya tradition, it will augment the efforts of our Vishwakarmas, connecting them to modern value chains and preserving their ..

Govt approves Rs 13,000 cr PM Vishwakarma scheme, will benefit 3 mn workers

Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs 13,000 crore PM Vishwakarma scheme that will benefit about 30 lakh traditional artisans and craftsmen, including weavers, goldsmiths, blacksmiths, laundry workers, and barbers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the announcement about the scheme in his Independence Day address on Tuesday. Under the scheme, craftsmen will be provided a subsidised loan of Rs 1 lakh in the first tranche, and another Rs 2 lakh in the second tranche, communications minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said after the Cabinet meeting. The loans will be provided at a concessional interest rate of 5 per cent. On Tuesday, the prime minister announced that the scheme will be launched on Vishwakarma Jayanti on September 17.

Govt to train artisans, weavers to sell products on e-commerce platforms

The government will launch an outreach programme this year to train artisans, weavers and jewellery manufacturers to help them list their products on e-commerce platforms and tap export opportunities, a top official said on Tuesday. Highlighting the "huge export potential" of the one district one product (ODOP) scheme, ready-made garments, gems and jewellery and over-the-counter products, Director General Foreign Trade Santosh Kumar Sarangi said an outreach programme will be rolled out this year to impart training on how to onboard e-commerce platforms and display and market products. "We are going to launch a huge outreach programme where we will train our artisans, weavers, jewellery manufacturers, to onboard e-commerce platforms and export their products directly from there, without being dependent on anyone else," Sarangi said at an event.

Over 1,000 ODOP products identified as across all districts: DPIIT

Last year, the Centre had asked states to onboard a large number of products from various emporiums and artisans on the government's public procurement portal Government e-Marketplace

Need to work in mission mode to help artisans in remote areas: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday underlined the need for working in mission mode to help artisans living in the remote areas and make them part of the value chain. "Our aim is to make today's artisans big entrepreneurs of tomorrow. For this stability in their business model is essential," he said while addressing a post-budget webinar on 'PM Vishwakarma Kaushal Samman' scheme. He called upon all stakeholders to make small artisans part of their value chain. The PM Vishwakarma Kaushal Samman scheme is aimed at improving skills of artisans, ensuring easy credit and also help them in brand promotion so that their products reach the market quickly. It also seeks to handhold artisans and people associated with small businesses. Observing that crores of people have been trained under the Skill India Mission, the prime minister said small artisans play an important role in production of local crafts and development of the country.

150k handloom agencies, weavers, 26,644 artisans on-boarded on GeM portal

The Ministry of Textiles has taken steps to onboard weavers and artisans on the Govt e-Marketplace (GeM) to enable them to sell their products directly to various govt departments and organizations

Bihar to sign MoU with ICCR to showcase its soft power to world: Official

The Bihar government will sign an MoU with the ICCR to help artists from the state, handicrafts and several other ethnic arts to get international exposure, an official said. The Art and Culture Department of the state government will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) in this regard on November 11, Secretary, Art and Culture Department of Bihar government, Bandana Preyashi said. The department is now preparing a calendar of live art and heritage performances to be held worldwide in the coming months after this MoU, she said. "This MoU will help artists from Bihar, handicrafts and several other ethnic arts of the state to get international exposure", Preyashi told PTI on Wednesday. The Art and Culture department secretary said this MoU will help Bihar to send group of artists to other countries as part of cultural exchange initiative by the Central and the state government. Similarly, cultural troupes from other countries

Rajasthan govt plans to generate 50,000 jobs in handicraft sector

Rajasthan has about 600,000 craftsmen and artisans

How Delhi effigy makers bounced back in business post-Covid pandemic

Apart from making effigies two-three months before the festive season, the artisans usually get their source of income from different businesses for the rest of the year

Dreams going up in smoke? Dussehra brings little cheer for effigy makers

The pavement is lined with giant Ravana heads in festive pinks, yellows and blues. It's the first Dussehra celebration after more than two years of Covid but the road to recovery is slow and difficult, say the artisans who craft the effigies that form the centrepiece of festivities. Two days ahead of Dussehra, when effigies of the demon king and his brothers Kumbhkaran and Meghnath go up in flames in a symbol of the triumph of good over evil, Delhi's Titarpur village is distinctly festive with colourful effigies ready to be shipped across the country. Scratch the surface, however, and the despondency is evident. Things are better but a far cry from what they used to be. "Some years ago, I would make as many as 100 effigies for the festival. This year I am making only 21. With neither margin nor demand, there is no reason or motivation for me to increase the count," 73-year-old Mahendra Pal, who has been in the business of making effigies for the past 45 years, told PTI. Not so long

Dismal festive season for artisans due to 70% cut in post-Covid demand

As Delhi gears up to celebrate Navaratri and Durga Puja with fervour after a two-year Covid pandemic lull, the situation continues to remain gloomy for the city's idol-makers due to curtailed spending by individuals and budget cuts by puja committees. According to the artisans, orders have reduced by almost 70 per cent this year as compared to pre-Covid times and most of the orders are for smaller and cheaper idols, which results in thin profit margins. "Our business got impacted due to the pandemic and the subsequent restrictions. We have returned to work after two years but the business hasn't revived. It is not even even 25 per cent of what it used to be (before Covid) and because of this, we had to reduce our staff," owner of an idol-making shop at Chittaranjan Park Govind Nath told PTI. Eleven idol makers from West Bengal, who used to work in here, went back to their respective hometowns during the first lockdown in 2020, he said. "People have been ordering idols of smaller ..

Hunar Haat provided economic impetus to artisans, craftsmen: Mukhtar Naqvi

Hunar Haat is an initiative of the Ministry of Minority Affairs

40th edition of 'Hunar Haat' to be inaugurated in Mumbai on Sunday

The 40th edition of "Hunar Haat", a platform to preserve, protect and promote local artisans and craftsmen, will be inaugurated here by Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday.

5,000 clusters for artisans can be started under SFURTI scheme: Gadkari

MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said 5,000 clusters for artisans can be started under the SFURTI scheme by fast-tracking the approval processes and reducing red-tape. The ministry is implementing the Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI) with an aim to organise traditional industries and artisans into clusters to make them competitive and increase their income. Under the scheme, it provides support for creating infrastructure through Common Facility Centres, procurement of new machineries, creating raw material banks and improved packaging. The minister said there is a need to step up the pace of formation of such clusters, "since only 82 of the 371 announced so far are actually functional, and a target of 5,000 clusters is easily achievable if red-tape can be reduced." He asked the ministry officials to look into the issues and address problems to start the remaining clusters which are not operational. The minister was speaking after inauguratin

'Hunar Haat' opens for artisans in Delhi amid coronavirus concerns

'Hunar Haat', the Centre's flagship initiative to help the artisans to showcase their products, opened in Delhi amid Covid concerns

PM Narendra Modi asks people to buy local products this festive season

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a fervent appeal to people that along with 'vocal for local', they should promote 'local for Diwali' big time and buy local products this festival season