In a bid to promote handicraft and provide a market to the local artisans in the State, JHARCRAFT in association with Confederation of Indian Industry, will be organising four-day mega textile handloom and handicraft fair – ‘Jhartex’ from November 4-8 in Ranchi as a part of celebrations of State Foundation Day.
Jharcraft MD AT Mishra, while talking to the media persons at Suchna Bhawan in Ranchi, said that the purpose of organising the fair is to make market available to the local artisans of handloom and silk.
“Jhartex will be having more than 50 stalls from other states along with a total of over 120 stalls in it. We are supporting around 20 artisans from Jharkhand to showcase and promote their products,” said Mishra. The fair will be organized at Morhabadi ground in Ranchi, while the timings will be 11 am to 8 pm, he added.
Jhartex, according to Mishra, will provide a platform to the rural artisans and weavers to showcase their products free of cost. In addition to that, different cultural programmes like fashion show of ethnic dresses of Jharkhand, fancy dress competition and music night will also be organized every day in the evening.
Director Industries, K Ravi Kumar, said that land has been provided to Mother Dairy and Small Farmers’ Agri-business Consortium (SFAC). “15-17 acres of land has been provided to Mother Dairy at Nagri while SFAC is being provided land near Stadium in Hotwar,” said Kumar.
Exhibitors from Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, West Bengal, Haryana, Odisha, Maharasthra and Uttar Pradesh will be participating to showcase the rich history and potential of their states in the area of textile, handloom and handicraft.