Himachal Industries Minister Mukesh Agnihotri on Thursday directed the Himachal Pradesh State Handicraft and Handloom Corporation (HPSHHC) to prepare schemes for weavers and artisans, so that this could be taken up with the Central Government.
Agnihotri was presiding over the 161th meeting of Board of Directors of HPSHHC. He said that the corporation has earned a profit of Rs 97.15 lakh during this period as compared Rs 69.42 lakh earned during last year.
He said that the corporation was running 72 training centres in different crafts throughout the state and 22 training centres would be opened soon. He said that the Development Commission (Handlooms) Ministry of Textiles Government of India has sanctioned one Gandhi Shilp Bazar for the state, which would be organised at Una during the ensuing winter.
The Industries Minister said that the union ministry of textiles has also sanctioned 6 exhibitions for the state for which Central Government would provide 75 per cent grant. He said that these exhibitions would be organised at Agra, Varanasi, lucknow, Jaipur, Hisar and Udaipur.
Agnihotri said that one Silk Weavers Cluster Project was in final stage of sanction for Ghumarwin in Bilaspur District.
The project worth Rs 52.45 lakh would benefit about 240 weavers of the state. It was informed in the meeting that the Corporation had registered a cumulative sale of Rs 1129.17 lakh during this year till August 31, 2013 as compared to last year’s sale of Rs 909.67 lakh.