SRINAGAR, March 7 -- Jammu and Kashmir stands at the top position in the entire country with the highest number of toolkits 17000 (approx) delivered directly to the homes of artisans under the PM Vishwakarma scheme.

This achievement demonstrates the commitment of the Union Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in reaching out to the grassroots level and providing tangible benefits to artisans who are traditionally underserved.

The Union Ministry of MSME has been proactively working towards the promotion of artisans under traditional trades such as sculptor, fisher net maker, hammer and toolkit maker, boat maker etc under the PM Vishwakarma Scheme. These trades have seen relatively very low participation in the scheme, ...