Ministry of Textiles has proposed to organise a ‘Hastkala Sahyog Shivir’ at 400 handloom and handicraft clusters pan-India, according to a tweet from the official handle of Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani.

The camps will be put in places across the nation for a period of 11 days from October 7 to October 17. The camps will be organised in more than 200 handloom Block-Level Clusters and Weavers’ Service Centres as well as 200 plus handicraft clusters in collaboration with State governments.

'Hastkala Sahyog Shivir' will be organised at 400 handloom & handicrafts clusters across the country.

— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) August 28, 2017

The Hastkala Sahyog Shivir aim to provide a plethora of services to participating weavers and artisans, such as issuance of credit facilities through MUDRA scheme, assistance for technological upgradation under Hathkargha Samvardhan Sahayata, distribution of modern tool kits and equipments, issuance of Yarn Pass Book, enrollment under IGNOU/NIOS courses, access to Common Service Centre facilities, and exposure to buyer-seller meets and expos.

The initiative will mark ‘Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Garib Kalyan Varsh’ – the birth centenary year of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay.

Dedicated to Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya Garib Kalyan Varsh, @TexMinIndia will organise ‘Hastkala Sahyog Shivir’ for weavers-artisans' welfare.

— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) August 28, 2017