Exhibition / Sale of Handicraft Products kicks off
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 01 2021:
A six day long Exhibition cum Sale of Handicraft Products kicked off today at the community hall of Naharol Sintha Kanglup, Wangkhei Keithel Ashangbi.
The exhibition is organised jointly by Handicrafts Service Centre Imphal and Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles, Govt of India, Porompat Imphal East.
The inaugural ceremony was graced by Elangbam Jiten, Joint Director of Directorate of Handloom and Textiles, Govt of Manipur, G Shanti Devi, National Awardee, H K Baro Deputy Director of Weavers Service Centre Imphal DC (Handloom), Ministry of Textiles, Govt of India and Y Jagyashwori, Assistant Director (Handicrafts) of Handicrafts Service Centre Imphal as the presidium members.
More than 30 stalls are participating in the exhibition cum sale of handicraft products.
Speaking on the occasion, Th Premeshwor, Program Manager of Handicrafts Service Centre said that all the participants of the exhibition are selected State and National awardees.
Further he stated that the exhibition is being organised with an aim to export the State's handicraft produce to other states.
Y Jagyashwori appealed to all to encourage the artisans of the State and promote their handicraft products.
And the exhibition is funded by Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, she added.