Handicraft Exports

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..... Handicraft Exports
News and Press Release
Dated:- 25-4-2012

Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Textiles 25-April-2012 12:53 IST As reported by Exports Promotion Council for Handicrafts and Carpet Export Promotion Council, the export of Handicrafts decreased during 2008-09. Thereafter, the exports have shown increasing trend. The details of exports of hand .....

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..... icrafts and handmade carpets & other floor coverings during 2008-09 to 2011-12 are given below: (Value in Rs. Crores) Year Handicrafts Handmade Carpets & other floor coverings Total 2008-09 8183.12 2708.73 10891.85 2009-10 8712.94 2505.33 11218.27 2010-11 10533.96 2992.70 13526.66 2011-12 12975.25 3876.02 16851.27 The export of Handicrafts as well as handmade carpets & other .....

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..... floor coverings had declined due to the global recession in 2008-09. The Government of India has taken the following steps to boost the exports of Indian handicrafts including handmade carpets and other floor coverings: * Participations in fairs/exhibitions abroad. * Thematic display and live demonstration of crafts in exhibitions abroad. * Organizing buyer-seller meets in India and abroad .....

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..... . * Brand image promotion of Indian handicrafts including handmade carpets & other floor coverings abroad through seminars, publicity and awareness programmes about technology, packaging, policies etc. * Organizing Indian Handicrafts & Gifts Fair twice a year besides product specific shows. * Providing participations under assistance of MDA/MAI scheme of the Government of India. * All Hand .....

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..... icrafts Exports are treated as special focus product and entitled to higher incentives. * Interest Subvention of 2% on pre-shipment & post shipment export credit is provided. * The Government also helps the handicraft sector by way of implementation of six generic Schemes viz. (i) Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana (AHVY); (ii) Design and Technological Up-gradation; (iii) Marketing Su .....

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..... pport & Services; (iv) Research and Development; (v) Human Resource Development and (vi) Comprehensive Welfare Scheme for Handicrafts Artisans. This information was given by the Minister of State for Textiles, Smt. Panabaaka Lakshmi in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today. DS/GK
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