Srinagar, Sept. 9 -- Chief Secretary,Atal Dulloo, Tuesday held a high-level meeting with Smt. Neelam Shami Rao, Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Textiles, to chart a forward-looking roadmap for the robust promotion and transformative development of the handicrafts, handloom and sericulture sectors in the Union Territory.

During the meeting, Chief Secretary sought the Ministry's support to introduce advanced certificate courses in NIFT Srinagar's craft sector, with a vision to eventually evolve them into full-fledged degree programs. He also emphasized the establishment of an incubation centre at NIFT aligned with the UT's flagship Mission YUVA scheme, to skill and empower the youth.

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