SRINAGAR, Aug. 21 -- Department of Handicrafts & Handloom, Kashmir, continues its committed efforts towards the revival and sustenance of the Valley's rich craft heritage through the Karkhandar Scheme, a flagship intervention aimed at rejuvenating languishing crafts and empowering artisans.

Under the scheme, skilled artisans receive institutional support, training, and financial assistance to facilitate the transfer of traditional skills to the younger generation through identified State, National, and Shilp Guru awardees operating their own Karkhanas. The initiative not only aims to preserve age-old crafts but also seeks to establish sustainable models of craft-based entrepreneurship, thereby enhancing livelihood opportunities for maste...