TODAY -
24th State Handloom Day observed
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 01 2023:
Handlooms Promotion Council (HPC), Manipur organised the 24th State Handloom Day at Manipur Press Club, Imphal today.
Today's event was attended by Ulka Salam, Chairperson, Manipur State Commission for Women; Indira Kshetrimayum, president, Manipur Apex Handloom Weavers and Handicraft Artisans Cooperative Society Ltd and Khumanthem Diana, Deputy Commissioner Imphal East as the chief guest, functional president and guest of honour respectively.
Delivering the keynote address, Chingtam Luwang, chief functionary, HPC Manipur stated that the Council has observed State Handloom Day every year since 2000 .
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"A convention of weavers and artisans held at GM Hall Imphal in 1999 had collectively resolved to observe State Handloom Day from the next year onwards and thus the celebration came into existence", he said.
Further he alleged that a portion of land measuring 2.26 acres has been procured by the State in Checkon area with the goal of promoting handloom and handicrafts and to construct something similar to Delhi Haat.
However, he rued that instead of this, steps have been taken up instead to build Government quarters in the same area.
Maintaining that the Council has appealed to the Prime Minister in this connection and that the PMO has also sent a notification addressed to the State for the construction of a "Haat", the State continues to remain unresponsive and all efforts to get an audience with the Chief Minister have proved futile, he said.
As a part of the observance ceremony, the Handloom Promotion Award 2023 were also distributed.
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