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| State to get A V Thomas Wallet unit | | Jairam Ramesh draws blueprint for Kashmir handicrafts | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Jan 2
Stressing the need for permanent marketing centre for world famous Kashmiri handicrafts in the capital, the Union Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh today said the Central Government has identified 20 kanals of land for developing a marketing and exhibition Centre of Kashmir handicraft.
Inaugurating the Kashmir handicrafts expo exhibition- 2008 Jairam said the Centre has received a proposal from Jammu and Kashmir government for setting up of a permanent marketing-exhibition centre for Kashmir handicraft in the capital. Such a Centre, he said, would give fillip to the handicraft expo and suggested organizing such expos at other States of the country as well.
Minister for Power Nawang Rigzin Jora, Minister of State for Industries Dr .Ramesh Chander and a number of handicraft exporters were also present on the occasion..
Enumerating the steps undertaken by the Centre and State government for promoting handicrafts, the Minister said incentives for the Paper Mache craft have been enhanced and recently concluded buyer-seller meet at Srinagar has been made permanent feature. He said in the recently held Varanasi Expo, Kashmir Craft was given a prominent position.
On the development of infrastructure, Jairam Ramesh said a Rs 30 crore international trade centre is being set up at Pampore which would be fifth in the country after Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkatta and Guwahati. Similarly, he said, a craft development institute and institute of carpet technology are being set up in the State under Prime Minister’s Reconstruction Plan to impart new techniques and designs to the artisans. An effluent treatment plant for leather is also being set up at a cost of around Rs. 6 crore, he added.
Referring to the industrial promotion, the Minister said for the first time in 2007 India accorded tops lot in carpet export in the world and 25 per cent of the export came from Kashmir carpets. He, however, asked the exporters to maintain the stand and prepare to compete Iran and China in the world market.
He said finest of the sheep hides in the country come from Kashmir and so many corporate groups have shown their interest in developing leather units in Jammu and Kashmir and hoped that many collaborative units would come soon. He said A V Thomas, world’s largest wallet making company has desired to set up at leather wallet making unit in Kashmir, he said the export promotion council recently held a training programmed to train members of Jems and Jewellery Industry of the state which has been included for developing in the 11th Five Year Plan.
Jairam Ramesh said the J&K government has submitted three proposals of Pashmina, Sozni and Kani shawls for according geographical indications (GI) as has been done with products like Darjeeling and Assam tea . This centre, he said, is examining the proposal and a decision will be taken soon adding that GI recognition would give a boost to such products at the European market.
The Minister said the objective of the Centre and state government has been that the basic artisans are benefited to maximum in this Rs 1200 crores export oriented industry and hoped the unit holders would also rise to this social responsibility adding that he was happy to see few stalls set up by self-help-groups. |
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