Ministry of Textiles sponsored handloom weaving skill upgradation concludes

GANGTOK, 06 Feb: A 60-day long skill up-gradation on handloom weaving under Integrated Handloom Development Scheme sponsored by office of the Development Commissioner [Handlooms], Ministry of Textiles, New Delhi, concluded today. The training was organized by Sikkim Handicrafts and Handloom Development Corporation Limited at here at Directorate of Handicrafts and Handloom complex.
The valedictory function had the Deputy Director [Marketing and Sales], Karma Samten Bhutia as the chief guest, who stressed upon to carry on the knowledge learnt from the master trainer, Narayan Das from Weavers service centre, Kolkata during the training in the future practically.
Assistant Director [East], Jigme Pintso Bhutia also stressed on the need of the weaving training and further informed weavers to take full advantages of all opportunities of the government. He further mentioned that the knowledge acquired from the training would not only benefit the oneself but will benefit the others and can become self sustain and develop the economic condition of oneself and of the state and also spelt out about the admission under Health Insurance Scheme and Life Insurance Schemes of the weavers provided by Government of India, Ministry of Textiles.
The programme was concluded with vote of thanks by Assistant Director [Handlooms], Pema Sangmo.
Earlier, in the inaugural function on 2 December the DHH Director highlighted various programmes of the government relating to the handloom sector to weaver and encouraged beneficiaries to participate and upgrade their skill so as to be self- employed and to establish a self sustaining handloom industry in the area.

Handmade paper products manufacturing unit set up in Jorethang

GANGTOK, 20 Jan: The Sikkim Handloom and Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd., on 18 January, set up a production unit for the manufacture of handmade paper products in the working shed of the District Industries Centre at Jorethang, South Sikkim.
Sixteen artisans trained under the capacity building programme conducted by the State Institute of Capacity Building, Karfectar have been absorbed as workers in the newly set-up unit, informs a press release.
The objective behind setting up such a production unit is to generate employment opportunities and to create awareness on recycling waste as the handmade paper products are made by entirely from waste materials which is eco-friendly and contributes to a healthier environment, the release mentions.
The products manufactured in the unit will be supplied to State Government offices located in South and West districts, the release adds.