Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 10: Minister for Industries and Commerce Surjit Singh Slathia today inaugurated II-phase of the Kashmiri Craft Bazar at the world famous tourist hub- Boulevard near the Dal Lake.
The II-phase of the Craft Bazar has been organized by the Directorate of Handicrafts, J&K, keeping in view the tremendous response from the visitors who thronged the venue to buy genuine handicraft goods at reasonable price. The Crafts Bazar will continue for 13 days.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Slathia underscored the need for providing suitable platform to the artisans so that they can exhibit as well as sell their goods directly to the customers without any exploitation by the middlemen. He said this is the basic objective to organize exhibitions and craft bazaars in and outside the State, adding that there is a great need to explore new marketing channels to give big boost to the sale of world famous handicrafts in the National and International Markets.
“We live in a digitally networked world now and must make good use of this most modern scientific invention for showcasing our rich and rare handicrafts which are known for its intricacy and purity in the world market”, Mr. Slathia added. He said that the use of internet would also be beneficial for this purpose.
Mr. Slathia went round all the 30 stalls set up by the artisans and interacted with them. He assured the artisans that Government would explore all possibilities to improve their lot and promote handicrafts in a big way.
The Commissioner/ Secretary Industries and Commerce Shantmanu, Director Handicrafts Muzaffar Hussain, Managing Director J&K SICOP R. L. Tikoo, Managing Director JKI Javed Iqbal, Managing Director J&K Cements R. K. Rajdhan, Secretary KVIC, S. Ravinder Singh, Managing Director JK Minerals V. K. Sharma, Director Geology and Mining Farooq Ahmad, MD SIDCO Mauzam and Director Handlooms D. R. Sharma were also present on the occasion.
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