Need to innovate marketing, design and packaging in crafts industry: Irani
Jaipur, Sep 20 : Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday emphasised on the need to propagate new means of marketing, design and packaging in the crafts industry.
Speaking here at the 'Meet and Greet with the Export Fraternity of Jaipur' she said: "In the international market, small countries are expanding their markets through packaging and design innovation. These examples will serve as possibilities for India to innovate in terms of branding, packaging and marketing."
She appreciated the handicrafts and carpet fraternity for adapting to the Goods and Service Tax (GST) regime.
She also said that she will take up the matter of GST reduction for 'Blue Pottery' and 'Handmade Furniture' before the GST Council.
Chairman of Carpet Export Promotion Council, Mahavir Sharma said that handicrafts, carpet and apparel industry are losing skilled labour steadily. All handmade products are constantly competing against technology. There is a need to form an umbrella organisation to market and brand handmade crafts out of India.
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Put petty politics aside; it's not about one party, but India: Rahul on TMC's loss in polls
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday termed the BJP's victory in Bengal and Assam assembly polls a "theft" of the mandate, and a big step forward in the saffron party's mission to "destroy" Indian democracy.
Gandhi also came out in support of the TMC, which has been trounced by the BJP in the polls, and urged those gloating over the loss of Mamata Banerjee's party to put petty politics aside.
"Some in the Congress, and others, are gloating about TMC's loss.They need to understand this clearly - the theft of Assam and Bengal's mandate is a big step forward by the BJP in its mission to destroy Indian democracy," Gandhi said in a post on X.
"Put petty politics aside. This is not about one party or another. This is about India," he said in his post.
The BJP ousted Trinamool Congress from power in Bengal and captured power for the third time in a row in Assam in results of assembly polls declared on Monday.
