Srinagar, Nov. 24 -- The Handicrafts and Handloom Department is all set to confer the annual UT Artisan Awards for the year 2024 amongst the selected craft-persons, who have kept the famed handicrafts legacy alive in Jammu & Kashmir.
Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Kumar Choudhary, who is also Minister In-Charge Industries & Commerce, shall distribute the coveted awards here at the picturesque SKICC on November 25, in presence of the Commissioner/ Secretary, Industries & Commerce, Vikramjit Singh, an official press release informed Monday.
The press release stated that 38 artisans and weavers, 20 from Kashmir and 18 from Jammu division respectively, shall be conferred with the prestigious UT Artisan Awards in different notified crafts, wh...