Schemes
Credit Card Scheme
The department of Handloom provides financial support of Rs. 2 Lacs to the Individual Weavers/Artisans under New Credit Card Scheme to the Weavers/Artisans of the district registered with office of the Assistant Director Handloom Budgam.
Weavers MUDRA Scheme
The department of Handloom provides financial support to the Individual Weavers or Unit holders under Pradhan Mantri Weavers MUDRA Yojna (merged from Wevers Credit Card) to the registered Artisans of Pashmina/Kanishawl ,Handloom Weaving and Pashmina Spinning Craft from Rs. 1 lac to Rs. 2 Lacs.
Unit Registration-Handloom
The department provides Unit registration to the group of Artisans in Pashmina/Kanishawl Weaving, Handloom Weaving, Pashmina Spinning and Cutting & Tailoring Craft comprising of 5 or more registered members within the department after proper verification by the concerned field officer of the Department.
Individual Registration/Unit Registration-Handloom
The department provides registration to the individual Weavers/Artisans in Pashmina/Kanishawl Weaving, Handloom Weaving, Pashmina Spinning and Cutting & Tailoring Craft after proper verification by the concerned field officer of the Department.
Handloom Training Programme
n order to broaden the artisan pace and to maintain rather augment the human resource required in the industry. The department is providing training to the trainees in 05 Elementary and 01 Advance training Centre of the district with an intake capacity of 120 trainees in Handloom Weaving, Kanishawl Weaving and Readymade Garments craft. The duration of each training centre is 01 year and the department provides stipend of Rs….
Replacement of Traditional Loom by Modern Carpet Looms
In order to improve the working conditions of the carpet weavers and to increase the productivity of the carpet manufacturing the then State Government with the assistance of Ministry of Textiles GOI has embarked upon a programme of replacement of traditional looms by Modern Carpet Looms under Mega Carpet Cluster Scheme to the carpet weavers
State Award to master craftsmen-Handicrafts
The scheme has been devised to induce great enthusiasm amongst the artisan community who continue to produce artefacts par excellence. Under this scheme 0.50 lacs for 1st prize, 0.30 lacs for 2nd prize and 0.20 lacs for 3rd prize is given to the competing artisans so that the younger generations shall take the handicrafts activity as their main occupation and bestow it the glory as it had experienced in the…
Marketing Support (Publicity and exhibitions)
Since the artisans/ craftsmen have not direct market linkages to sell their products in the national markets and the endeavour of the department is to provide marketing opportunities to the artisan fraternity to sell their artifacts so that the economic condition of the artisan be improved. Department of Handicrafts organises exhibition especially at market potential areas in and outside the UT as a regular feature to give much needed exposure…
Self-Employment to individual artisans
The Handicrafts sector is the major industrial activity and is presently providing jobs to nearly about 4.50 lac persons directly or indirectly. Majority of these craftsmen, artisan and weavers belong to socio economically backward classes and are below the poverty line they are unable to carry on their activities for want of adequate capital base and are also subject guile of the middlemen who takes every opportunity to exploit them….
Handicrafts Registration of artisans/Units
The department registers the individual artisans as well as small handicrafts units of all kinds of handicrafts activities after proper verification and the practical test of the aspiring artisans