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More crafts of J&K to be notified under HQCA, 1978 soon

Ziraat Times News Network

Srinagar, Sept 20: The second meeting of Handicrafts Quality Control Council constituted by the Government was held today which discussed the ways and means to bring  more crafts under the ambit of Jammu & Kashmir Handicrafts Quality Control Act 1978.

The meeting was chaired by  Mahmood Ahmad Shah, Director Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir.

The meeting assumed significance in view of the fact that recognition of those crafts and artisans  was discussed that have not been included in the fray till date due to one reason or another.

It was felt that bringing more crafts under the ambit will not only provide the much needed focus to such arts but will also help in extending the benefits of the Government schemes presently in vouge to such groups thus will address a long pending demand.

The exercise will help in increasing the number of genuine artisan community and such a measure will extend the benefits of  the govt schemes to the hitherto unrecognised artisan segments of the society by which they can  avail the Artisan/Weavers Credit scheme, Kharkhandar scheme,  Assistance under the Cooperative  Act, MUDRA Scheme and other educational benefits for their kins.

The  inclusion of the crafts to the list of notified crafts will increase the  socio economic conditions of the marginalized artisan community. Moreover there are certain categories of the craftsmen whose role is very important for the final product of a  Handicraft item such as Copperware Sakhta/engraving, Pottery, Wagguv, Paper Pulp (Sakhta), Tracer, Dyer, Washer etc. This categroy of craft practising people whose role is immensly vital for the over all development of the craft sector in the union terriotry, however till date the financial empowerment schemes launched by the department has not percolated down to such segments of the Artisans.

Director Handicrafts and Handloom Kashmir made special reference to the empowerment of the such categories of the craft persons so that  this step of inclusion will in turn attract more and more persons towards the cottage sector and employment opportunity to the youth can get a flip.

The Handicrafts Quality Control Council accordingly proposed inclusion of 24 No. of crafts to be declared as Notified Crafts under the provision of the Jammu and Kashmir Handicrafts Quality Control Act 1978.

The said council also proposed registration as artisans of the persons practising the crafts, to be notifed in addition to the crafts already Notified vide  SO No. 269 dated: 065.08.2021 and  SRO 14 dated: 7th of January 1997.

The meeting was also attended by vikas Gupta, Director Handicrafts and Handloom,  Jammu,  Atul Sharma, Managing Director Handicrafts and Handloom, Corporation, Zubair Ahmad,  Director IICT Srinagar, Mirza Shahid Ali   Dy. Director Quality Control ,Sheikh Aashiq,Presdent KCCI,Rafiq Ahmad  Sofi  Representative from Tahafuz, Gh Nabi Dar, Representative of Meeras Society

 

 

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