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President Murmu confers awards, pushes e-commerce for handloom
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
National Handloom Day rhetoric is heavy on 'Vocal for Local', but the real challenge is making e-commerce work for village weavers who lack digital skills. GI labels and packaging workshops are good steps, but will they reach the 35-lakh-strong workforce? The number to watch is how many weavers actually get QR-code certified in the coming year.
Sources (4): greaterkashmir.com, greaterkashmir.com (2), greaterkashmir.com (3), greaterkashmir.com (4)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 4 sources.
