CURATED BY – MOHMMAD MUNEER | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Shahdol, In the presence of State Minister for Cottage and Village Industries (Independent Charge) Dilip Jaiswal, the 75-day training being given to craftsmen under the Skill Development Upgradation Training Scheme was inaugurated today at Handicraft and Handloom Development Corporation branch, Chhatwai. On this occasion, State Minister Dilip Jaiswal directed the in-charge manager and designer here to ensure high and skilled training to the craftsmen taking training at Handicraft and Handloom Development Corporation branch Chhatwai. He said that craftsmen should be given training in new designs. The State Minister said that this training work will not be limited to 75 days only, it will continue in future as well. He said that along with carpets, training should also be given for making rugs and sheets and they should also be taught to make new designs. He said that the carpet made in Chhatwai has also been used in the Vidhan Sabha Bhawan, which is a matter of pride for us. He said that more and more people should be included in the training and given training.

Addressing the program, MLA Jaisinghnagar Mrs. Manisha Singh said that the carpets and rugs made in our village Chhatwai are famous in the state as well as in the country. She said that the mothers and sisters here are skilled artisans in weaving carpets and making cast artwork. She said that before the Corona period, the work of Handicraft and Handloom Development Corporation branch Chhatwai of Gram Panchayat Chhatwai was going on very fast. After the Corona period, it was closed due to some reasons. He said that it has been reopened on the initiative of Minister of State Dilip Jaiswal. In this, the mothers and sisters of our place will work again and hone their skills and will again bring glory to Chhatwai and Shahdol district with the art of their hands.

During this, Minister of State for Cottage and Village Industries (Independent Charge) Dilip Jaiswal also inspected the Handicraft and Handloom Development Corporation branch Chhatvai and also talked to the women taking training. Chairman Municipal Corporation Shahdol Ghanshyam Das Jaiswal, Chairman District Panchayat Sohagpur Mrs. Hiravati Kol, social worker Mrs. Amita Chapra, Additional Chief Executive Officer District Panchayat Mudrika Singh, Handicraft and Handloom Development Corporation branch Chhatvai in-charge Manager Shivshankar Pandey, designer Ankita Chandravarshi other public representatives, officers and a large number of artisan sisters were present in the program.