NEWS BRIEFS
tive of setting up these clusters is to
assist the artisans & entrepreneurs
to set up world-class units with mod-
ern infrastructure, latest technology,
and adequate training and human re-
source development inputs, coupled
with market linkages and production
diversification.
Under CHCDS, soft interventions like
Baseline Survey and Activity Mapping,
Skill Training, Improved Tool Kits,
Marketing events, Seminars, Public-
ity, Design workshops, Capacity
Building, etc will be provided. Hard
interventions like Common Facility
Centers, Emporiums, Raw Material
Banks, Trade Facilitation Centers,
Common Production Centers, Design
and Resource Centers will also be
granted.
The integrated projects will be taken
up for development through Central/
State Handicrafts Corporations/Au-
tonomous, Body-Council-Institute/
Registered Co- operatives/ Producer
company of artisans/Registered SPV,
having good experience in handicrafts
sector as per requirement and as per
the DPR prepared for the purpose.
The focus will be on integration of
scattered artisans, building their grass
root level enterprises and linking them
to SMEs in the handicrafts sector to
ensure economies of scale. The mega
handicraft clusters having more than
10,000 artisans will be selected for
overall development under this
scheme.
PM clears setting up of
7 Mega Integrated Tex-
tile Region and Ap-
parel (PM MITRA) Parks
Government has approved setting up
of 7 Mega Integrated Textile Region
and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks with
a total outlay of Rs. 4,445 crore in a
period of 5 years.
PM MITRA is inspired by the 5F vi-
sion of Prime Minister -Farm to Fibre
to Factory to Fashion to Foreign.
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