India, July 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) scheme has been launched in year 2024 merging five (5) erstwhile livelihood schemes of the Ministry of Minority Affaris viz. Seekho aur Kamao, USTTAD, Hamari Dharohar, Nai Roshni and Nai Manzil. Amongst the five (5) erstwhile schemes, USTTAD scheme dealt with the promotion of indigenous crafts and skills among minority communities. The USTTAD scheme was launched during 2015 and has now been subsumed under PM VIKAS.
The Ministry had also engaged institutions of national repute namely, National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) and National Institute of Design (NID) to work in various craft clusters for design in...