Srinagar, July 24 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today instructed the Industries & Commerce department to take strong action against showrooms and retail outlets that are selling machine-made carpets under the label of Kashmir handmade carpets.
The CM took a serious note of counterfeit machine-made carpets passed off as authentic Kashmiri hand-knotted products.
CM observed that these fakes would damage the globally renowned brand of Kashmiri hand-made carpets and adversely affect the artisan families who depend on this craft for their livelihood.
A delegation of Carpet Export Promotion Council, Indian Silk Export Promotion Council, Meeras Carpet Weavers Cooperative, the Kashmir Carpet Cluster Development Organisation & Kashmir Carpet ...