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Goods production, export on decline in J&K Handicrafts 8/17/2014 11:37:48 PM Sandeep Bhat Jammu, Aug 17: Handicraft plays an important role in the economy of Jammu and Kashmir. Being environment friendly, these activities are best suited to the state as they are more labour intensive and less capital intensive in nature, having a greater scope for employment generation at a large scale. The Kashmir handicraft products have earned worldwide fame for their attractive designs, functional utility and high quality craftsmanship. In the absence of other manufacturing industries in the state, handicrafts has remained a key economic activity from the times immemorial. The artistic imagination and craftsman of the artisans reflected through a wide range of products have delighted the connoisseurs world over for centuries. Crafts like Shawls, Crewel, Namdha, Chain Stitch, Wood Carving, Paper machie, Costume Jewellery, Kani Shawls, and the carpets hold the significant share in the overall production and export of the state. The handicrafts sector of the state has made a great contribution towards foreign exchange earnings to the state and country in particular. As per the data available with Early Times, there is a downward trend in both production and export of handicrafts goods for the last two three years. In year 2010-11, the earnings through production of carpets was Rs 735.10 crores which slipped to Rs 624.70 crores in year 2011-12. In production of woolen shawls, its earning was Rs 702.20 crores in the year 2011-12. It declined to Rs 656.30 crores in year 2012-13. Same is the case with paper machie production which was Rs 35.49 crores in year 2008-09. It slipped to low at Rs 10.15 crores in year 2009-10. The export of handicrafts is also showing a gloomy picture. The earnings through Carpets was at Rs 567.13 crores in the year 2011-12. It went down to Rs 455.86 crores in the year 2012-13. In paper machie also, the earnings through exports has slipped from Rs 41.00 crores in year 2008-09 to Rs 30.27 crores in the year 2009-10.The export earnings on other items also showed a downward trend at Rs 370.97 crores in year 2011-12 as compared to Rs 358.29 crores in year 2012-13.The overall earnings through exports were Rs 1643.37 crores in year 2011-12 as compared to Rs 1538.28 crores in year 2012-13. This indicates a downward trend and decline in earnings through production and export of handicrafts goods in Jammu and Kashmir.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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