The office of Development Commissioner for Handicrafts is the national agency which works for the
development,
promotion and
export
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of
India
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n
handicrafts. The agency comes under the administrative control of
Ministry of Textiles
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,
Government of India
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.
Schemes
* Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana
* Mega Cluster Scheme
* Marketing Support and Services Scheme
* Research and Development Scheme
Demographic profile of artisans in India
References
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Ministry of Textiles
Indian government officials
Indian handicrafts