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Trade Facilitation Centre and Crafts Museum at Varanasi

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May 15, 2015

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Dec 01, 2015

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Handloom products constitute an integral part of the India’s heritage and culture. Showcasing various vibrant aspects of the cultural heritage of India, the handloom sector ...

Handloom products constitute an integral part of the India’s heritage and culture. Showcasing various vibrant aspects of the cultural heritage of India, the handloom sector provides employment, directly and indirectly to over 43 lakh handloom weavers, belonging to socially and economically weaker sections of the society particularly in the rural areas.

Varanasi has a rich cultural heritage and Banaras silk sarees and crafts are an integral part of the Indian landscape. Varanasi handloom makes India proud of its heritage. The handloom and handicraft products of Varanasi have got wide recognition all over the country and abroad for their highly artistic design, colour combination, superior craftsmanship and long durability.

Keeping in view the vision of making the handloom and handicraft industry of Varanasi and neighbouring areas, market oriented and for generating productive employment, the Government of India is setting up of a Trade Facilitation Centre and a Crafts Museum to develop and promote the handlooms, handicrafts and silk products of Varanasi and to provide necessary help to weavers, artisans and entrepreneurs of Varanasi for boosting their marketing activities in domestic as well as international markets and carry forward the rich tradition of handlooms at Varanasi.Hon’ble Prime Minister of India laid foundation stone of Trade Facilitation Centre and a Crafts Museum on 7th November 2014 at BadaLalpur, Varanasi.

Your valuable views and opinion is sought on the concept and facilities/services to be provided in the Trade Facilitation Centre and the Crafts Museum at Varanasi.

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Rajkumar Mohanlal Sharma 11 years 4 weeks ago

In spite of all these Yojana there is need of proper spread at root level among the common public through devoted worker,govt.servant people and all young population of the country. For that our govt.has to take initiative.And also see Basic problems like Bijali,Sadak and Pani in every and each colony of the country.Its Quarterly review must be essential.

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Burzes Batliwalla 11 years 4 weeks ago

We need to develop on online portal that enables the craftsmen to sell their goods globally. The person's aadhar card can be linked as a user id, and also a bank account number. The sale of the articles can be done in foreign currency enabling us to strengthen the INR and also provide an extra income for the craftsman. The logistics can be handled by the local post offices, there by multiplying the employment rates

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Rajesha Rao 11 years 4 weeks ago

1] Trade facilitation centre should have once in 6-month buyer-seller conference with buyers invited from across the world. Buyers should be invited to meet the sellers and wholesalers. 2] Quality control should be the top priority. If something is done through Trade Facilitation Centre, Quality of that product should be taken for granted. 3] Easy loan for the artisans for the weaving equipment purchase and also TFC can order the weaving equipment in bulk to bring down the cost of equipment.

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Rajesha Rao 11 years 4 weeks ago

The display in Indian museums are not well presented.. The museums in the European cities like Stockholm, use Sound and Light with a good and in mild manner to provide an immersive experience to the visitor to the museum. We need use the services of the Stockholm museum expert to create an immersive experience to the visitor. Also, there should be once in 1 hour free group trip across the museum in different languages. This museum should become a must-see part of Varanasi visit.

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AKASH BALI 11 years 4 weeks ago

1.The products of the centre should be available online to the costumers,so that they can buy the products online and get them in their houses on demand. 2.The should be available at minimum costs. 3.The centre should also have the facility of canteen in the centre. 4.The rates and the speciallity of the items should be printed on the boards outside the shops. 5.The mueseum should showcase the glourious history of the handicrafts. 6.Shops should be alloted on the contractual basis. #varansi

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APURVA RAI 11 years 4 weeks ago

Those involved in handicraft and handloon sector need raw materila and find difficulty in procuring them. A multi-storey mall-type building can have specialised shops on specialised floors to cater to the needs of the artisans. The shops may be that of threads, colours, tools, cloth, printing blocks. Everything that an arisan needs at one place and specialised floors having specific shops.

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APURVA RAI 11 years 4 weeks ago

The artisans in handloom and handicraft industry are illiterate and are not aware of new technologies. One institute, like NIFT, will help them get knowledge and help from skilled professionals. Artisans get to know better about colour combinations, newer fashionable designs and modern technology at pne place. The students in the institute can do their training programmes/ projects with the artisans and help them indirectly.

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APURVA RAI 11 years 4 weeks ago

TRADE CENTRE: Spread over 10 acres land there can be one museum showcasing handicraft work and its history. One section may be devoted to the technology that can be adopted for the uplift of hand loom and handicraft sector. Another secction can be of makeshift double-storey shops where craftsmen display and sell their products. Direct from the manufacturer will benefit the consumers and artisans. Shops will be allotted on contractual basis, i.e. no permanent occupancy.

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sunita singh_3 11 years 1 month ago

Jan dhan yojana Atal pension scheme sukanya samridhi yojana 12 rs insurance plan.These are major plans for the common people.Our PM must tell masses about their benefits in simple terms.People expect our PM to speak as they understand and believe him most.I have seen mazdoors working in unorganised sector being desperate about their livlihood after 60 yrs age.Atal pension yojna is a solution for those people. Sukanya samridhi yojna has given an Empowerment to a girl child.

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RAKESH PADMASANKAR RAMACHANDRA MENON 11 years 1 month ago

Sir You brought pride for NRIs they are feeling somebody is there to protect them,you ensured lower strata of society will not suffer from unfortunate accident/death or from lack of income during old age,but middle class salaried class is still suffering they are buying petrol at Rs 73 and cooking gas at Rs 850 with out subsidy.He is the regular tax payer in every front Income tax,service tax,entertainment tax and suffering from high education cost PLEASE BRING SOME SCHEME FOR MIDDIL CLASS

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