FAQ - Infrastructure and Technology Support Scheme

FAQ - Infrastructure and Technology Support Scheme

About Infrastructure Scheme : To ensure availability required technology, product diversification, design development, raw material banks, and marketing & promotion facilities in nearest vicinity possible and improve the resource pool of skilled persons in the country this scheme aims at the development of world class infrastructure in the country to support handicraft production, and enhance the product quality and cost to enable it to compete in the world market.

Scheme components

1. Urban Haat

2. Mini Urban Haat

3. Emporia

4. Marketing and Sourcing Hubs in Urban areas

5. Design and Craft Schools

6. Handicrafts Museum

7. Design Banks

8. Craft based resource centre

9. Common Facility Centre

10. Raw Material Depot

11. Technology Upgradation Assistance to exporters/entrepreneurs

12. Testing Laboratories

13. Crafts Village

14. Integrated Handicrafts Park

15. Construction of office buildings & revitalizing existing institutions, restructuring of regional design and technical centres, setting up of Hastkala Academy, construction of craft and office complexes at Vasant Kunj and Okhla and any other infrastructure to be created at departmental level.

16. Looms for J.K. Artisans

Question: Benefits to individual artisans under Infrastructure scheme.

Ans: Artisans get benefits such as:

1. Ease availability of new designs for production.
2. Market Place.
3. Ease availability of raw material
4. Design and craft school.

Question: How many urban haats have sanctioned so far and status thereof.

Ans: There total 37 urban haats and out it 32 are functional . List of urban haat is available on our official website.

Question: Give details of Urban Haat sanctioned at Mammallapuram (Chennai)?

Ans. Under Infrastructure and Technology Development Scheme an Urban Haat at Mammallapuram (Chennai) has been sanctioned at a project cost of Rs. 3.00 crores with release of Rs. 83.80 lakhs during 2015-16 in favour of Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd., Chennai (TN).

Question: Give details of Urban Haat sanctioned at Eluru (Andhra Pradesh)?

Ans Under Infrastructure and Technology Development Scheme an Urban Haat at Eluru (Andhra Pradesh) has been sanctioned at a project cost of Rs. 3.00 crores with release of Rs. 78.60 lakhs during 2015-16 in favour of Shilparamam Arts, Crafts & Cultural Society, Madhapur, Hyderabad.

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