Objective:
The objective of “Bima Yojana For Handicrafts Artisans” is to provide life insurance protection to the Handicrafts Artisans, whether male or female, between the age group of 18-60 years.

Eligibility:
All crafts persons, whether male or female, between the age group of 18- 60 years will be eligible to be covered under the BIMA Yojana For Handicrafts ARTISANS.

Scheme Contents:

JANSHREE BIMA YOJANA

i. Life Insurance cover towards natural death shall be a sum of Rs.30,000/- per member.

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Release of Booklet & Launch of Websites on 7th June, 2010 by Thiru. Dayanidhi Maran Hon'ble Minister of Textiles

Release of Booklet Relating to
'One year's Performance of Ministry of Textiles'
& Launch of Websites on
'Baba Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana'
& 'Location & Theme based Handicraf Products'
along with
'e-book Handmade in India'
by
'Thiru. Dayanidhi Maran
Hon'ble Minister of Textiles
in presence of
Tmt. Panabaaka Lakshmi
Hon'ble Minister of State for Textiles
on 7th June,2010 at Udyog Bhavan ,
New Delhi.

www.craftclustersofindia.in - An initiative of DC, Handicrafts, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India to showcase different products made by Cluster Artisans across India. Artisans are provided with technical / marketing know-how for making these products by implementing agencies which are partnered by DC, Handicrafts for the upliftment of these Artisans. The portal showcases 25050 products under 32 different categories. The buyer can reach the product through Craft / Sub-Carft, Product / Sub - Product & Region. Once you reach a product, you can view the product details and the cluster details where the product was actually made. It is an effort to provide a market linkage to these Artisans/Clusters so that buyers / exporters can get in touch with them directly for sending enquiries for the products.

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Art 2020 : New Stage for Artisans

What is Art 2020

Culmination of the art movement started in Bhopal more than two decades back, ART2020 is a space for experimentation, regional, national and international exchanges, and dialogue in the visual arts.

ART2020 is a unique group of painters, sculptors, graphic artists, classical musicians, poets, and writers dedicated to their respective mediums of artistic self-expression, while coming together to not only offer a bouquet of visual art offerings, but also aiming to promote cross-cultural, and cross-media experimentation and exchanges. Through our programming we aim to assist and develop forms of visual arts, while helping the society to look at the works of modern art with greater joy, understanding and knowledge by extending their relationship with our daily life and experiencing them as vital expressions of the human spirit.

Aims and Objectives:

To help Society look at the works of modern art with greater joy, understanding, and knowledge.
To actively assist, develop and promote new, investigative and experimental art practices in all media
To promote discussion, understanding and appreciation of contemporary arts issues and to provide
a forum for critical debate.
To organize lectures, seminars and conferences, and to encourage higher studies and research in the
field of art history, art criticism, art appreciation, museology and the inter-relations on visual and
performing arts.
To encourage and support the production and the exchange of ideas by Indian, South Asian and
International artists through production, exhibition and dissemination.
To actively facilitate an informal network of contemporary artists both within the region and abroad.
To develop new and informed audiences.
To support emerging artists and artists from smaller cities/marginal areas.

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Dubai Summer Surprises from June 17

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports, and Chairman of the Dubai Shopping Festival Supreme Committee has emphasized that UAE’s rapidly growing festival industry has evolved exponentially to become a key component of the country’s economy today.

Speaking to the Dubai Events and Promotions Establishment Media Centre, HH Sheikh Ahmed stated that Dubai’s festival industry had made the transition from being purely entertaining to becoming a key sector of the economy and that the sector had come of age by being on par with other industries in the UAE.

HH also said that Dubai became the pioneer in the region’s festival industry when it launched the first edition of Dubai Shopping Festival in 1996 and Dubai Summer Surprises in 1998. Many later festivals and events in the region took cue from DSF and DSS said HH.

Elaborating on the success of DSF and DSS, HH said that visitor and consumer spending figures were proof enough of the exponential growth of these events. DSF attracted over 40 million visitors and a consumer spending of AED 80 billion over 15 years, with prizes ranging from cars, gold, and cash prizes worth AED 1.5 billion being given away.

Dubai Summer Surprises is not less significant, added HH, and attracted 17 million visitors and a consumer spending of AED 22 billion over 12 years. These figures reflect the farsightedness of Dubai’s leadership in positioning Dubai as a global destination comparable with other leading cities of the world today, said HH.

As the Chairman of Emirates Airline and Group, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed also mentioned that Emirates airline would be a main sponsor of DSS this year, as it has been for the past 12 years. This cooperation was in line with the vision of Emirates airline in promoting Dubai as a preferred global destination, said HH.

Dubai Summer Surpprises : DEPE launches 5th edition of DSS Apprenticeship Programme

The Dubai Events and Promotions Establishment (DEPE), an agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED) and organizers of Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS), announced the addition of Syria in this year’s roster of countries participating in the award-winning Apprenticeship Programme, an annual training and industry-exposure programme for the best and brightest university students throughout the Middle East & North Africa.

Now in its fifth year, the Apprenticeship Programme 2010 invites a total of 50 universities across 10 key countries in the region, including UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Qatar, Lebanon, Egypt and Syria.

Each country will be represented by a Business Administration or Marketing student who will emerge at the top following a highly competitive selection process. The winning apprentice gets a once in a lifetime opportunity to work on DSS – one of the biggest tourism marketing success stories in the region.

As in past editions, universities and colleges have been invited to nominate six of their brightest senior students to participate in the selection process, which this year includes an essay writing component inviting students to share their ideas on how they would promote DSS in their local markets. A special jury comprising key DSS staff and other marketing professionals will evaluate the applications and select the winning apprentice for each country.

The apprenticeship covers return flights to Dubai and accommodation at Qamardeen Hotel, conveniently situated in the Downtown Dubai district. The winners will work closely with the DSS team throughout their two-week internship, gaining valuable training and exposure to best practices in business administration, marketing and events management in a real-life situation, executing campaign strategies and working directly on one of the biggest tourist and commercial events in the world. The DSS Apprenticeship Programme will also present winners with a unique and valuable opportunity to establish a great network of potential future employers and corporate mentors.

“The DSS Apprenticeship Programme is one of the most successful initiatives to be developed and launched by DEPE. The success of the programme is not just linked to the ever-increasing number of participating universities, but to the growing prestige of the programme and massive regional media interest generated each year. The programme plays a key role in demonstrating Dubai’s position as a key hub for talent and innovative ideas and embraces the creative spirit that has driven the development of many of Dubai’s key initiatives,” said Laila Suhail, CEO, DEPE.

Students have been busy over the last one month preparing their submission material where a jury will select winners based on the quality of their essays and completion of required documents, as well as their character, ambition, energy, and potential to make a valuable contribution to the continual enhancement of DSS. Winners from each of the ten markets will be announced shortly.

39 handicraft kiosks will open at Metro Stations

Now you can buy amazing handicraft products/items from Delhi Metro Stations now onwards. Within next 2-3 months it is proposed to open around 40 stalls of handicraft items at Metro Stations.

For instance, a handicraft stall has been opened at Rajiv Chowk (Cannaught Place) Metro Station.

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has collaborated with Ministry of textiles to install 160 handicraft stalls at Metro Stations for promotion of handicraft across the country. DMRC officials said that the contract for 40 stalls has been allotted for a period of six years. Hopefully, these kiosks will be installed within three months. 30% of the stalls are reserved for artisans such as Shilp Gurus, National & State awardees.

DMRC's Deputy General Manager (Marketing) Amit Jain said: “stall can be allotted to craftsmen belonging to any state. According to present contract, 40 artisans may found the opportunities for the same

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शबरी एम्पोरियम' का शुभारंभ

ग्रामीण हस्तशिल्पियों को बेहतर बाजार दिलाने की पहल जारी मुख्यमंत्री ने अहमदाबाद में किया 'शबरी एम्पोरियम' का शुभारंभ

छत्तीसगढ़ के परम्परागत, कलात्मक और विश्व प्रसिध्द ग्रामीण हस्तशिल्प को अब गुजरात राज्य में भी अच्छी पहचान के साथ एक नया बाजार मिलेगा। मुख्यमंत्री डॉ. रमन सिंह ने आज गुजरात की राजधानी अहमदाबाद में छत्तीसगढ़ हस्तशिल्प विकास बोर्ड के 'शबरी एम्पोरियम' का शुभारंभ करते हुए इस आशय के विचार व्यक्त किए। उन्होंने एम्पोरियम के शुभारंभ पर बोर्ड के अधिकारियों और कर्मचारियों को अपनी बधाई और शुभकामनाएं दी साथ ही प्रदेश के हस्तशिल्पियों के लिए भी शुभेच्छा प्रकट की। डॉ. रमन सिंह ने कहा कि आज गुजरात प्रदेश के स्वर्ण जयंती समारोह और दुनिया भर में मनाए गए अंतर्राष्ट्रीय श्रमिक दिवस (मई दिवस) के अवसर पर छत्तीसगढ़ की ओर से गुजरात वासियों को 'शबरी एम्पोरियम' के रूप में हम सब छत्तीसगढ़ की जनता की ओर से शुभकामनाओं सहित एक नयी सौगात दे रहे हैं।
मुख्यमंत्री ने कहा कि छत्तीसगढ़ का हस्तशिल्प अपनी उच्च कोटि की कलात्मकता और कल्पनाशीलता के लिए दुनिया में बेमिसाल है। ग्रामोद्योग के क्षेत्र में हस्तशिल्प के जरिए रोजगार की असीम संभावनाएं साकार हो सकती हैं। डॉ सिंह ने कहा कि हमारा हस्तशिल्प भी हमारे हजारों ग्रामीण परिवारों के लिए रोजी-रोटी का एक महत्वपूर्ण साधन है। अम्बावाड़ी स्थित कामधेनु परिसर में आयोजित शबरी एम्पोरियम के उद्धाटन के सादगीपूर्ण कार्यक्रम में छत्तीसगढ़ विधानसभा के अध्यक्ष श्री धरमलाल कौशिक, नगरीय प्रशासन मंत्री श्री राजेश मूणत और विधायक धरसींवा श्री देवजी भाई पटेल भी विशेष रूप से उपस्थित थे।
डॉ. रमन सिंह ने कार्यक्रम में कहा कि हमारे सिध्दहस्त शिल्पकारों को उनकी कलाकृतियों के लिए छत्तीसगढ़ के अलावा देश के प्रमुख शहरों और महानगरों में भी बेहतर बाजार दिलाने की सक्रिय पहल करते हुए हर संभव प्रयास राज्य शासन द्वारा किए जा रहे हैं। नई दिल्ली के बाद अहमदाबाद में आज से प्रारंभ यह छत्तीसगढ़ हस्तशिल्प विकास बोर्ड का दूसरा प्रदर्शनी-सह-विक्रय केन्द्र है, जो राज्य के बाहर शुरू किया गया है। प्रदेश की राजधानी रायपुर सहित भिलाई, बिलासपुर, अम्बिकापुर, रायगढ़ और जगदलपुर को मिलाकर दस प्रमुख नगरों में भी हमारे हस्तशिल्प विकास बोर्ड के शबरी एम्पोरियम संचालित हैं। साथ ही राजधानी रायपुर के पंडरी में दिल्ली हाट की तर्ज पर 'छत्तीसगढ़ हाट' भी विकसित किया गया है। डॉ. रमन सिंह ने अहमदाबाद में एम्पोरियम के शुभारंभ पर प्रसन्नता व्यक्त करते हुए कहा कि छत्तीसगढ़ का हमारा परम्परागत ग्रामीण हस्तशिल्प प्रारंभ से ही काफी समृध्द रहा है, जो देश के विभिन्न राज्यों की तरह अब गुजरात की जनता का भी ध्यान आकर्षित करेगा। हमारे ग्रामीण कारीगरों और हस्तशिल्पियों द्वारा निर्मित बेल मेटल (ढोकरा शिल्प), टेराकोटा, काष्ठ तथा लौह शिल्प और बांस शिल्प की कलाकृतियों सहित हाथ करघा निर्मित कलात्मक कपड़ों का अपना एक अनोखा आकर्षण होता है। ये कलाकृतियां देश और दुनिया को छत्तीसगढ़ के हस्तशिल्पियों की ऊंचे दर्ज की कल्पनाशीलता का भी परिचय देती हैं।
विधानसभा अध्यक्ष श्री धरमलाल कौशिक, नगरीय प्रशासन मंत्री श्री राजेश मूणत और विधायक श्री देवजी पटेल ने भी अहमदाबाद में शबरी एम्पोरियम के शुभारंभ पर बोर्ड को बधाई और शुभकामनाएं दी। प्रदेश सरकार के ग्रामोद्योग सचिव और छत्तीसगढ़ हस्तशिल्प विकास बोर्ड के प्रबंध संचालक श्री नारायण सिंह और बोर्ड के मुख्य महाप्रबंधक श्री सुनील अवस्थी ने शबरी एम्पोरियम में मुख्यमंत्री, विधानसभा अध्यक्ष, नगरीय विकास मंत्री और विधायक सहित सभी अतिथियों का स्वागत किया। उल्लेखनीय है कि अहमदाबाद में आज शुरू हुए 'शबरी एम्पोरियम' में छत्तीसगढ़ के रायगढ़ जिले के शिल्पग्राम एकताल के शिल्पियों द्वारा निर्मित बेल मेटल की कलाकृतियां, बस्तर (जगदलपुर) जिले के विभिन्न गांवों के आदिवासी शिल्पकारों द्वारा निर्मित काष्ठ शिल्प, लौह शिल्प और बांस शिल्प की कलाकृतियां भी प्रदर्शित की गयी हैं। इसके अलावा राज्य के जांजगीर-चाम्पा जिले में कोसा नगरी के नाम से प्रसिध्द चाम्पा के हाथ करघा बुनकरों द्वारा निर्मित कोसे की साड़ियां और अन्य ड्रेस मटेरियल भी अहमदाबाद में शबरी एम्पोरियम में रखे गए हैं।
यह भी उल्लेखनीय है कि मध्यप्रदेश राज्य पुनर्गठन के लगभग दस वर्ष बाद छत्तीसगढ़ को तत्कालीन मध्यप्रदेश हस्तशिल्प एवं हाथकरघा विकास निगम की परिसम्पत्तियों के बटवारे में अहमदाबाद के अम्बावाड़ी स्थित सी 83 कामधेनु परिसर में 'मृगनयनी एम्पोरियम' का भवन छत्तीसगढ़ हस्तशिल्प विकास बोर्ड को प्राप्त हुआ है, जिसकी आंतरिक साज-सज्जा का कार्य पूर्ण करते हुए बोर्ड ने 'शबरी एम्पोरियम' की स्थापना की और आज मुख्यमंत्री डॉ. रमन सिंह के हाथों इसका शुभारंभ हुआ।