About Rs 9.15 crore worth of handicraft products had been sold in the fiscal 2015-16 by the Chhattisgarh Handicrafts Development Board through its emporia and various exhibitions.
This is a hike of Rs 2.63 crore against the previous year’s sales. Handicrafts Development Board officials said that products worth Rs 9.15 crore had been sold last year out of which Rs 6.31 crore worth of items had been sold in Chhattisgarh and various also in other prominent cities of the country.
There are about 1,350 artisans in the State who had been benefited. The traditional artefacts are in great demand in the entire country, they stated.
The products sold are Bellmetal, loha Shilp, Godhna, Bitti Chtra, wooden furniture, Thumba shilp, bamboo craft abd several other items.
A total of 19 exhibitions had been held till date.
The fairs by the Gandhi Shilp Bazaar had been held at Allahabad, Raipur, Bilaspur, Durg, Bhilai, and Guwahati. Craft Bazar held fairs at Raipur, Bilaspur, Kolkata, Jaipur and Hyderabad.
Exhibitions also had been held at New Delhi Shilpi Hut, Raipur Jagaar-2016, Sirpur Mahotsav, Rashtriya Yuva Mahotsav, World Hockey league and Swadeshi Mela.