Recent Initiatives

A new scheme of ‘USTTAD (Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development) has been launched to preserve rich heritage of traditional arts/crafts of minorities and build capacity of traditional artisans/craftsmen. The scheme will also establish linkage of traditional arts/crafts with the national and international market and ensure dignity of labour.

• Hamari Dharohar: Another new scheme “Hamari Dharohar”, to preserve rich heritage of minority communities of India under the overall concept of Indian culture, has also been approved during 2014-15.
• Cyber Gram for “Digital Literacy”: To impart “digital Literacy”, the ministry took initiative to include “Cyber Gram” programme within the ....