Awareness prog for artisans
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, February 24 2018:
Marketing and Service Extension Centre Imphal of Development Commissioner for Handlooms Weavers' Service Centre Imphal organised an awareness programme for weavers and craftsmen under Hastkala Sahyog Shivir, an initiative of the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, today at the Cultural Hall of IRDEO, Wangbal, Thoubal district.
Member of Parliament Dr Thokchom Meinya and vice president of Senior Citizen Welfare Forum P Kunjo attended the event as chief guest and president.
Speaking at the event Thokchom Meinya stressed on the importance of the programme.
Hastkala Sahyog Shivir is an initiative of the Government to give awareness to the artisans of handlooms and handicrafts about various schemes and loans available, he said.
Resource persons at the programme stressed on a number of schemes available to the artisans.
As a part of the programme, ID Cards (Pehechand cards) were distributed to the artisans under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GYK) .
Meanwhile, another similar programme was held at Tingyangbung cluster Chandel yesterday.