CRAFT CLUSTER INITIATIVE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY Objectives and Aim Reaching out to the artisans at the grass root level Sensitizing students to craft clusters Exposure of artisans to markets and opportunities which can help their craft gain more visibility ID: 928550
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The promotion of handicrafts/handlooms through linking with fashion
CRAFT CLUSTER INITIATIVE
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY
Slide2Objectives and Aim
Reaching out to the artisans at the grass root levelSensitizing students to craft clusters Exposure of artisans to markets and opportunities which can help their craft gain more visibility.
Slide3S. No
Activities
under Craft Cluster Initiative
Details
Students visit to a craft environment in the vicinity of the campus
Mandatory for Foundation
Programme
2.Craft demonstration by artisans at NIFT CampusMandatory (This activity is clubbed with Craft Bazaar/ Awareness Workshop) 3.Craft Study & SeminarOptional for Post Graduate programmes3.Craft Research and DocumentationMandatory for Under Graduate & Post Graduate programmes(UG – Sem. V; PG – Sem. II)4.Product development with the crafts person Mandatory for all 6 Under Graduate Design Departments (Sem. VII)5.Craft interventions under Craft based Minor Project Masters of Fashion Technology (Sem III)6.Awareness workshops for artisans and weaversMandatory for Under Graduate & Post Graduate programmes (UG – Sem. VI; PG – Sem. II)7. Craft BazaarCompulsory Campus Activity8.Graduation ProjectsSponsored Graduation Projects for Sem VIII Under Graduate Students and Sem 4 Post Graduate students
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Slide4Dokra
Craft,
Bikna
Cluster
Phulkari
Craft, Punjab
Dhabla
Weaving Craft, media coverage
Artisan Awareness WorkshopCraft BazaarSurendranagar, Single IkatABFDEC
Slide59000 students work with 2000 artisans every year.
NIFT is continuing this relationship between artisan and students for- -Documentation of traditional crafts and practices -New Innovations -Design Interventions
-Branding and Promotions -E- Marketing
Way Ahead…
Slide6HANDICRATS: EXPERIENCES
Handicrafts is a largely un-organised and mostly rural-based sector.
Approx. 29 lakhs artisans have been enrolled under
Pahchan
in 72 major craft categories.
201 Indian handicrafts(including handlooms) have been registered under GI Act.*
Export of Rs.
39490.37 crore during FY 2020-21
for Handicrafts( including handmade carpet).Implement schemes namely “National Handicrafts Development Programme(NHDP)” and “Comprehensive Handicraft Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS)”.* Note : As on 31.03.2022 Source : Website ipinida.gov.in
Slide7Individual Benefits through DC(Handicrafts)
Provide domestic/international marketing platform to artisan by organizing various marketing fairs and bazars and allotting stall in
Dilli
Haat
and other events.
Provide financial Support to master
craftpersons under Indigent Circumstances.Margin Money upto Rs. 20000/- per artisans with 6% interest subvention provided under MUDRA loan.Skill upgradation & Development of new prototype as per the taste and preferences of the contemporary market.Recognition to outstanding artisans through Handicraft Awards.Development of infrastructure to enhance production and quality such CFC, Raw Material Bank, Labs etc.7
Slide8COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT
Community empowerment through mobilization of individual artisans into Self Help Groups (SHGs) was tried across India in the past. However the model was not found adequate because of diversified craft categories.
From 2019-20 onwards, producer companies have been formed to empower and to organize the sector.
In producer Companies artisans are the shareholders and board of members of the company.
The company carries on business of production, processing , promotion, designing, marketing of handicraft Items.
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Slide9Government only provides handholding support for the formation of producer companies and need-based interventions in the initial years.
So far, 57 producer companies have been formed. More
than 65 clusters
were identified for the current year.
Observations:-
Minimum duration of handholding: 3 years
Initial training of office bearers required
Product selection in marketing stalls –complicated
E-marketing – better option.***9