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West Bengal State Handicrafts Fair inaugurated

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The West Bengal State Handicrafts Fair started from today.

The 24-day fair would continue till December 11 at Milan Mela Ground, opposite Science City. The fair timings are from 1 am to 8.30 pm. Entry to the fair is free.

The Handicrafts Fair is being organised by the Department of Micro and Small Scale Enterprises and Textiles.

Handicraft-makers from all over Bengal have come to this fair to sell their beautiful creations. Like every year, it is going to be a huge success.

 

শুরু হচ্ছে পশ্চিমবঙ্গ হস্তশিল্প মেলা

আজ থেকে শুরু হচ্ছে পশ্চিমবঙ্গ হস্তশিল্প মেলা।

২৪ দিনের মেলাটি চলবে আগামী ১১ ডিসেম্বর পর্যন্ত। সায়েন্স সিটির বিপরীতে মিলন মেলা প্রাঙ্গনে হবে এই মেলাটি। দুপুর ১ টা থেকে রাত সাড়ে ৮টা পর্যন্ত খোলা থাকবে। কোন প্রবেশমূল্য লাগবে না।

এই হস্তশিল্প মেলাটি ক্ষুদ্র ও মাঝারি শিল্প দপ্তর এবং বস্ত্রশিল্প দপ্তর দ্বারা আয়োজিত।

বাংলার সব জায়গা থেকে হস্তশিল্পীরা এসেছেন তাদের তৈরি সুন্দর হাতের কাজের জিনিস বিক্রি করতে। প্রতি বছরের মত, এবছরও এই মেলাটি এক বিশেষ সাফল্য অর্জন করবে।

 

 

‘Saras Mela’ by self-help groups begins today

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State Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Subrata Mukherjee will today inaugurate ‘Saras Mela’ 2015-16 at Central Park in Salt Lake.

The fair, which will be inaugurated today and continue till 27 December, 2015, will be open for public daily from 12 noon till 9 PM.

The rural handicrafts fair, organised by the Panchayat and Rural Development Department, has been showcasing handicraft products from not only West Bengal but also from other States of India.

The ‘Saras Mela’ is one big fair that lays stress on showcasing products made by the self-help groups across Bengal.

Recently West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was present at ‘Anandadhara Sammelan’ of self-help groups at Netaji Indoor Stadium. Thousands of women form self-help groups received financial help as well as administrative encouragement from the Chief Minister.

WB Govt to help artisans with export of handicrafts

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The Bengal government is planning to boost export of handicrafts and provide artisans with direct access to export. The state will hold training workshops on export at the handicrafts fair. Over 3,500 artisans are likely to participate in the workshops.

The state’s micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (MSME), along with the textile department that is hosting the fair, has tied up with the Federation of Indian Exports organizations (FIEO) to train artisans. The Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also wanted to set up a mall to showcase the handicrafts.

Officials said that Bengal had exported handicrafts worth around Rs 500 crore in the last financial year.

Rajiva Sinha, secretary of MSME department, said, “This year’s fair is expected to be a major success. Last year, goods worth Rs 18 crore were sold.“

“The aim is to promote ex port of handicrafts and allied products from Bengal. FIEO officials will help and train artisans. We will teach them how to start exports and the processes required along with export documentation,“ said Debdatta Nandwani, deputy director general of FIEO’s eastern zone.

 

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West Bengal State Handicrafts Fair begins at Milan Mela

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West Bengal State Handicrafts Fair, 2015 – one of the largest handicraft fairs in India – was inaugurated by the Minister for Industry, Finance and Commerce, Dr Amit Mitra today at Milan Mela grounds.

Minister for Small and Medium Enterprises, Mr Swapan Debnath was also present on the occasion.

The fair grounds will be open to the public from 1 PM – 8:30 PM daily.

More than 3500 handicraft artists are participating in this annual fair organised by the Department of Small and Medium Enterprises, West Bengal Government. The fair will be held till December 13.

West Bengal Government has instituted credit cards, modelled after Kisan Credit Cards, for handicraft artisans in the State. Skill development training will also be provided to them by the Federation of India Export Organization so that the manufactured products may be of export quality.

Through the credit cards, the artisans can take a maximum loan of Rs 50,000 and once they repay the loan, more amounts will be approved.