Only Handicrafts Directorate initiates process for more crafts
Mohinder Verma
JAMMU, Apr 25: The concerned departments of the Government of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir are dilly-dallying on submission of details for Geographical Indication (GI) tagging of locally produced products and goods despite ample opportunity given by the Industries and Commerce Department and being aware of the fact that such an initiative would help the people affiliated with the job to get good amount in international markets.
Due to this, the Industries and Commerce Department is finding it difficult to furnish the requisite information to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, which is more than keen to extend necessary help to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on this aspect.
Bamboo Development
Lt Governor Manoj Sinha during MoU signing ceremony for Bamboo Entrepreneurship and Bamboo Infrastructure Development in J&K in January 2012. Pic: DIPR
In order to harness the unexplored potential of the bamboo sector in Jammu and Kashmir, the Union Ministry of DoNER through North East Cane and Bamboo Development Council (NECBDC) under North Eastern Council (NEC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Jammu and Kashmir for Bamboo Entrepreneurship and Bamboo Infrastructure Development.
Lt Governor Manoj Sinha during MoU signing ceremony for Bamboo Entrepreneurship and Bamboo Infrastructure Development in J&K on January 12, 2021, in Jammu. Pic DIPR
The Raffughar
While obediently following his parents’ dreams of chasing for a medical school seat, a young boy was fascinated by a painter’s brush. Finally, when he talked about his desires, the family threw a canvas before him. Within years he emerged with Raffughar, a new upmarket Kashmir brand, reports
Khalid Bashir Gura
Wajahat Hussain Rather, the man behind the Raffughar label
More than three decades ago, a little boy would routinely linger around signboard painters and watch keenly how they moved brushes, choose colours and created designs. Now, Wajahat Hussain Rather, 39, is a Delhi-based designer, known more for his label,
SRINAGAR: Following the registration of seven world-famous handicrafts of Jammu & Kashmir under Geographical Indication of Goods (GI) Act, the Government is now actively pursuing GI registration of five more crafts for quality assurance so that their marketing in the national and international market receives considerable fillip.
Manoj Kumar Dwivedi
This information was given out in a meeting and video conference chaired by the Commissioner/ Secretary, Industries and Commerce, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, on Friday.
The meeting was attended by Director Handicrafts & Handloom, Kashmir, Mussarat Islam, Director, Handicrafts & Handloom, Jammu, Vikas Gupta and Director IICT, Zubair Ahmad.
The crafts shortlisted for GI registration include Basohli Pashmina & Painting, Tweed fabric, Loi blankets from Kishtwar and Chikri craft from Rajouri district. While Craft Development Institute is the Nodal Agency for GI registration of Loi blankets & Tweed, NABARD shall facilitate GI registration of Basoh