Textiles Minister announces Kamaladevi Chattopadhya National Awards, specially for women weavers and women artisans
Ministry of Textiles celebrates International Womens Day 2017
The Minister expressed satisfaction that shortly after signing the MoU with National Scheduled Caste Development Corporation, the Government is today starting Handicrafts Development Projects for benefit of women artisans belonging to Scheduled Castes, in several places (to promote Madhubani Painting Craft, Embroidery craft and Embroidery with mirror work craft). Similarly, the Minister launched Handicraft Development Projects for the benefit of women artisans belonging to Schedule Tribes as well, to promote various crafts. The Minister said that this will enable targeted disbursement of benefits to women beneficiaries belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. On the occasion, Smt. Irani distributed sanctions for three Scheduled Caste Artisans Cluster Projects and two Scheduled Tribe Artisans Cluster Projects, to women beneficiaries.