In a meeting of the Departmental Advisory Committee held at Mantralaya on Wednesday, the Minister for Village and Cottage Industry Harsh Yadav said that traditional small businesses and skilled craftsmen connected with them will be encouraged. Evert possible step will be taken to improve economic condition of these businessmen and craftsmen.
The Members of Legislative Assembly OPS Bhadoria, Valsingh Meda, Mohan Yadav and Virendra Raghuvanshi gave suggestions as regard to protect and develop traditional activities like manufacturing of Brass, Handicraft and Puja material, Textile printing, Tamarind trade of Ujjain, Silk production of Shivpuri, Textile manufacturing of Kolaras area, Quilt covers and Kulhad manufacturing by Kori and Prajapati communities in Mehgaon. In the meeting, discussions on the upgradation of the traditional business of Dhoti manufacturing of Bhind district like Chanderi Sarees.
It was informed in the meeting that the Directorate of Silk has sold silk products of about Rs 4 crore in the year 2019.
A Central Store has been started in Malikheda of Hoshangabad district to clear old stock to facilitate businessmen of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and other States.
Market is being made available through various fairs and exhibitions by the Handicraft Department for the products of weavers.
It was further informed that Craft Bazaar is proposed in Ujjain in the month of January. Alos, initiative has been taken to begin Mrigyanayani emporium in Ujjain.
The Commissioner Silk Kavindra Kiyawat, Commissioner Handicraft Rajeev Sharma and other Senior Officers were present at the meeting.