# President Murmu confers awards, pushes e-commerce for handloom 2026-08-08T03:42:27+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Sant Kabir Handloom Awards and National Handloom Awards 2025 on National Handloom Day. Two Kashmiri master weavers, Manzoor Ahmad Hajam and Fayaz Ahmad Wani, received the National Handloom Award for their Chand-Daar Kani Shawl. The President said about 35 lakh people work in the handloom sector, over 25 lakh of them women. She urged expanding global market reach through e-commerce platforms. In Srinagar, the Handicrafts and Handloom Department held an exhibition at S.K. Park. Director Mussarat Islam encouraged weavers to use QR-coded GI labels and improve packaging to fight counterfeits. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha greeted artisans and called for supporting local handloom products. ## Coverage - greaterkashmir.com - greaterkashmir.com - greaterkashmir.com - greaterkashmir.com Tags: artisans, e-commerce, GI labelling, handloom sector, National Handloom Day, Pashmina Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/president-droupadi-murmu-pushes-e-commerce-for-handloom-exports/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/president-droupadi-murmu-pushes-e-commerce-for-handloom-exports/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.