Free toolkit to be distributed to minority: Union Textiles Minister
She also announced that 20 artisans of each of these five clusters will be imparted training under Guru Shishya Parampara, where nationally acclaimed designers will train the artisans.
The Minister announced that artisans belonging to minority communities, Schedule Castes, Schedule Tribes and BPL families will be provided free tool kits as per their art.
She said that the PAHCHAN card will give national identity to the artisans and that they will be covered under a national database.
Artisans would be able to get benefit of any government scheme through the PAHCHAN card. Smt. Irani announced that the Ministry will organize insurance camps in February at the places where artisans live, and provide them credit guarantee and insurance schemes at their doorstep.
The camp for “PAHCHAN” was launched on Oct 7, 2016 nationwide, to ensure a unique identity to the handicraft artisans of the nation.
The Minister distributed the PAHCHAN cards at Ahmedabad Haat, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad after inaugurating the Thematic Exhibition on Handicrafts products being organized at the venue.
The Exhibition will remain open for public till Nov 24.
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