Varanasi: The folks of GI (Geographical Indication) and ODOP (One District One Product) group wholeheartedly appreciated the Union Budget for giving house to the creativity of the standard artisans. They’re glad that their long-cherished demand was fulfilled on this Budget.
Whereas presenting the Budget within the Parliament on Wednesday, the Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman mentioned that the states can be inspired to arrange a Unity Mall of their state capital or most distinguished tourism centre or the monetary capital for promotion and sale of their very own ODOPs (one district, one product), GI merchandise and different handicraft merchandise, and for offering house for such merchandise of all different states.
“It’s a welcome step by the finance minister to take up the Indian conventional crafts and artisans within the finances. The Unity Malls won’t solely give a platform to the GI merchandise and craftsmen but in addition profit the customers with 100% assure of the authenticity of the products,” mentioned the GI skilled Rajni Kant, who was honoured with Padma Shri award for his contributions on this subject. He mentioned that Varanasi area has already produced 16 GI merchandise and 14 different potential items are within the pipeline to get the GI tags. About 15 lakh folks of this area are concerned on this sector making an annual turnover of about Rs 25,000 crore, he added.
Kant mentioned that the finance minister additionally spoke in regards to the Vishwakarma (conventional artisans and craftsmen) and that for the primary time, a package deal of help for them has been conceptualized. The brand new scheme will allow them to enhance the standard, scale and attain of their merchandise, integrating them with the MSME worth chain, he mentioned, including that this step wouldn’t solely profit crores of artisans throughout the nation however can even earn pleasure on the planet in addition to overseas change.
Varanasi and its adjoining districts, often called a hub of GI items, has credit score to supply conventional items like world fame Banarasi silk brocade, Bhadohi carpet, Chunar Balua Patthar (sandstone), Gulabi Meenakari craft, picket lacquerware & toys, handmade dari of Mirzapur, black pottery of Nizamabad, Banarasi steel repoussé craft, glass beads, comfortable stone undercut work, jute wall hangings of Ghazipur and lots of extra.
“We’re glad that our considerations have been taken up by the finance minister within the finances,” mentioned Bachchalal Maurya, a state awardee in stone craft. The opposite artisans like Anil Kasera, state awardee in steel craft, Tarun Kumar Singh, nationwide benefit awardee in Gulabi Meenakari craft, Rameshwar Singh, nationwide benefit awardee in picket lacquerware & toys, Chandraprakash Vishwakarma, state awardee in wooden carving, Kaisar Jehan (Ghazipur wall hanging), Pyarelal Maurya, nationwide awardee in Mirzapur handmade dari, and Dhruv Kumar Pandey, state awardee in glass beads craft, additionally expressed their happiness over the budgetary provision saying that it could enhance the dwelling situation of artisans.
Whereas presenting the Budget within the Parliament on Wednesday, the Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman mentioned that the states can be inspired to arrange a Unity Mall of their state capital or most distinguished tourism centre or the monetary capital for promotion and sale of their very own ODOPs (one district, one product), GI merchandise and different handicraft merchandise, and for offering house for such merchandise of all different states.
“It’s a welcome step by the finance minister to take up the Indian conventional crafts and artisans within the finances. The Unity Malls won’t solely give a platform to the GI merchandise and craftsmen but in addition profit the customers with 100% assure of the authenticity of the products,” mentioned the GI skilled Rajni Kant, who was honoured with Padma Shri award for his contributions on this subject. He mentioned that Varanasi area has already produced 16 GI merchandise and 14 different potential items are within the pipeline to get the GI tags. About 15 lakh folks of this area are concerned on this sector making an annual turnover of about Rs 25,000 crore, he added.
Kant mentioned that the finance minister additionally spoke in regards to the Vishwakarma (conventional artisans and craftsmen) and that for the primary time, a package deal of help for them has been conceptualized. The brand new scheme will allow them to enhance the standard, scale and attain of their merchandise, integrating them with the MSME worth chain, he mentioned, including that this step wouldn’t solely profit crores of artisans throughout the nation however can even earn pleasure on the planet in addition to overseas change.
Varanasi and its adjoining districts, often called a hub of GI items, has credit score to supply conventional items like world fame Banarasi silk brocade, Bhadohi carpet, Chunar Balua Patthar (sandstone), Gulabi Meenakari craft, picket lacquerware & toys, handmade dari of Mirzapur, black pottery of Nizamabad, Banarasi steel repoussé craft, glass beads, comfortable stone undercut work, jute wall hangings of Ghazipur and lots of extra.
“We’re glad that our considerations have been taken up by the finance minister within the finances,” mentioned Bachchalal Maurya, a state awardee in stone craft. The opposite artisans like Anil Kasera, state awardee in steel craft, Tarun Kumar Singh, nationwide benefit awardee in Gulabi Meenakari craft, Rameshwar Singh, nationwide benefit awardee in picket lacquerware & toys, Chandraprakash Vishwakarma, state awardee in wooden carving, Kaisar Jehan (Ghazipur wall hanging), Pyarelal Maurya, nationwide awardee in Mirzapur handmade dari, and Dhruv Kumar Pandey, state awardee in glass beads craft, additionally expressed their happiness over the budgetary provision saying that it could enhance the dwelling situation of artisans.