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Report of the Steering Committee

On

Handlooms and Handicrafts

Constituted for the

Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012 – 2017)

VSE Division Planning Commission Government of India

2.5.2012

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FOREWORD CHAPTER 1 Background Part A: HANDLOOMS CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 Situational Analysis Schemes / Programmes for Handloom Sector in the Eleventh Plan CHAPTER 4 Major Challenges facing the Handloom Sector CHAPTER 5 Recommendations and Projected Outlays/Physical Targets for the Handloom Sector in the Twelfth Plan Part B: HANDICRAFTS CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 7 Situational Analysis Schemes/Programmes for Handicrafts Sector in the Eleventh Plan CHAPTER 8 Major Challenges facing the Handicrafts Sector CHAPTER 9 Recommendations and Projected Outlays/ Physical Targets for the Handicrafts Sector in the Twelfth Plan

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CHAPTER 10 Way Forward

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Table of Annexures Annexure Subject Page No.

Annexure-I,II Constitution of Steering Committee on Handlooms & Handicrafts Sectors for the &III 12th Plan Annexure IV Constitution of Working Group on Handloom Sector for the Twelfth Five Year Plan Annexure V Constitution of Working Group on Handicrafts Sector for the Twelfth Five Year Plan Annexure VI Order Constituting the Expert Committee on Development of Handlooms Annexure VII Main Recommendations of the Expert Committee on Development of Handlooms Annexure Record note of the First meeting of the Steering Committee held on 9th May 2011 VIII Annexure IX Record note of the Second meeting of the Steering Committee held on 4th November 2011

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FOREWORD

The sectors of Handlooms and Handicrafts embody the rich traditional, historical and cultural diversity that distinguishes India from the rest of the world. Be it the kashida embroidery of Kashmir, Naga morungs, paitkar art work from Jharkhand or the bhandhej and toran from Gujarat, each of...