Anantnag: The Handicrafts Department, Anantnag organised an awareness camp at Brah Ranipora Anantnag to aware the participants about various welfare schemes and programmes of the department.
It is pertinent to mention that this was 4th awareness camp this season and the department has been successful in reaching to a large section of the artisan community across the district.
The camp was inaugurated by AD Handicrafts/Handlooms Anantnag, Abhimanyu Singh. While addressing the artisans, the AD said that the camps are being organised to aware the artisans about various handicraft activities and the schemes associated with them. While emphasising on the need to preserve the heritage crafts of J&K, he elaborated the steps being taken by the department in this regard.
Mr Singh directed the concerned officers to ensure that the welfare schemes percolate down to the target groups. He also advised the entrepreneurs and societies to avail the benefits of these schemes.
The camp was also addressed by experts of handicrafts including AHTO’s & ACSK officers who apprised the participants and artisans about latest techniques and welfare programmes being implemented for the welfare of the artisan community.
On the occasion, the artisans were felicitated with certificates and were assured full support for betterment and upliftment of their crafts.
The camp was attended by a large number of artisans, trainees, society holders besides officers of Handicrafts, Handloom and Industry and Commerce departments.
