Jammu, Feb 17: Director Handicrafts & Handloom Jammu, Vikas Gupta on Friday inaugurated the District-level Expo 2023 here at Kala Kendra Jammu. Assistant Director Handlooms Tahir Ahmed Hakim was present on the occasion.
The seven-day expo has been sponsored by the Development Commissioner Handloom, Ministry of Textiles under the National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP) and organised by Weavers Service Centre, Srinagar with the theme “My Handloom My Pride.” The expo will showcase the exquisite art and craft of Jammu & Kashmir.
The Director, Handicrafts & Handloom took a round of all the stalls and enquired about the exhibits created by local weavers. He said the expo will give weavers and cooperative societies a suitable marketing platform to sell their genuine products directly to the buyers and provide the tourists and people to get a glimpse of the rich art and craft of Jammu and Kashmir.
He appealed to the people to visit the expo at Kala Kendra and support the local weavers by purchasing local handloom products. He said the expo will provide buyers an opportunity to enrich themselves with precious handloom products and do service to the country by encouraging weavers’ creativity for the manufacturing handloom products by giving respect to Tana-Bana of Threads and the life of Sant Kabir and Mahatma Gandhi ji.
The special attraction of the ongoing exhibition are Kani Pashmina Shawls, Pashmina Shawls, Woolen Shawls, Mufflers, Coats, Blankets and other varieties of handloom products.
The Assistant Director, of Weaver’s Service Centre informed that as many as 25 handloom Societies will get the opportunity to display their products during the seven days expo. He also appealed to the interested, uncovered weavers to register with the department to avail the schemes of the department and earn their livelihood. He said the event was being organized with the message ‘Vocal for Local ‘ which will greatly support local weavers in terms of both promotion and sale.
Deputy Director Planning, Handloom & Handicrafts, Mega Bogia; Deputy Registrar, Handloom & Handicrafts Joginder Mongal were also present on the occasion.
