NEWS BRIEFS Shri Singh in his address said that Ministry of Textiles under various com- ponents of Handicrafts Cluster Devel- opment Scheme provides infrastruc- tural support, market access, design and technology up-gradation and train- ing to handicrafts artisans to assist them to set up units with modern in- frastructure. He said that government is taking various measures to pro- mote all forms of handicrafts. Shri Singh visited Sanganer cluster Producer company, (hand block print- ing craft) and distributed Pehchan Identity cards to some of the artisans and interacted with the beneficiary artisans. He said that it is the endeav- or of the government to identity each artisan and issue a Pehchan Identity card to them. He also visited Jaipur integrated texcraft Park, Bagru to get first hand information about block printing art and Sanganer Enviro Project Development under IPDS. The Secretary also participated in the ‘Chaupal- Hastshilpiyon ke saath Samvad’ organized by the office of the Development Commissioner Handi- crafts, Jaipur under Ministry of Tex- tiles, Govt of India. Later he attended meeting with prominent Industry Play- ers organized by Garment Exporters Association of Rajasthan.Secretary (Textiles), visited the Weavers Service Center at Jaipur and interacted with the weavers as well as other stakeholders. Secretary (Textiles) at Jaipur Integrated Texcraft Park, Bagru, Jaipur Shri Singh was on three days visit to Rajasthan from 1st to 3rd October, 2021 to meet the weavers and arti- sans of various handicrafts clusters and interact with them to know how government policies and programs like Comprehensive Handicrafts Clus- ter Development Scheme, e- com- merce and onboarding of artisans on GeM Portal are benefiting them. Comprehensive Handi- crafts Cluster Develop- ment Scheme to be Continued Ministry of Textiles has approved con- tinuation of Comprehensive Handi- crafts Cluster Development Scheme with a total outlay of Rs 160 crore.Secretary (Textiles) at Kishangarh Hi-Tech Textile Park Ltd, Rajasthan The scheme caters to the business needs of the local artisans & SMEs NCM-OCTOBER 2021 80to boost production and export. Mega Handicraft Clusters having more than