Government to hold pan-India handloom, handicraft camps

The textiles ministry today said it would organise camps across the country from October in handlooms and handicrafts clusters to provide different services including issuance of credit facilities to weavers and artisans.
These camps, to be organised from October 7 to 17, will be organised under the initiative 'Hastkala Sahyog Shivir'.
Services that will be provided to weavers and artisans in these camps include issuance of credit facilities through MUDRA scheme; assistance for technological upgradation; distribution of modern tool kits and equipments; issuance of Yarn Pass Book among others.
It is proposed to organise the camps in more than 200 handloom block level clusters and weavers' service centres and more than 200 handicraft clusters in collaboration with states, the ministry said in a statement.