SRINAGAR, Feb. 22 -- The world-famous handicraft and handloom products worth Rs 2,567 crore have been exported from Kashmir valley in the last two financial years and the first three quarters of the current fiscal.
However, the exports in the current financial year have been hit by global conflicts.
Giving details, a spokesperson of the Handicrafts and Handloom Department, Kashmir, hoped that the exports are expected to touch cumulatively Rs 3000 crore for 3 years, by the end of the last quarter of the CFY.
As per the figures available with the Department, while Kani and Sozni shawls lead exports worth Rs 1105 crore, hand-knotted carpet exports stood at Rs 728 crore in the last three years. The other products exported include crewel, pap...