Jan 20, 2025 10:43 PM IST
In a press release a spokesperson from the handicrafts and handloom division said that a number of complaints have been acquired by the division whereby machine-made Turkish carpets have been offered to vacationers and different patrons within the identify of Kashmir hand-knotted carpets, thus bringing a nasty identify to the wealthy heritage of Kashmir
Kashmir handicrafts and handloom division on Monday warned showroom house owners coping with hand-made craft merchandise to desist from promoting machine-made gadgets within the garb of real handmade merchandise, failing which strict motion underneath the ambit of Vacationer Commerce and High quality Management Acts shall be initiated.
As a way to promote sale of beautiful hand-made merchandise, the spokesperson urged the stakeholders to strategy the handicrafts and handloom division for GI tagging, testing and certification of their merchandise at CDI & IICT, reaching out to the shopper satisfaction and safeguarding wealthy heritage of Kashmir. (Consultant picture)
In a press release a spokesperson from the handicrafts and handloom division said that a number of complaints have been acquired by the division whereby machine-made Turkish carpets have been offered to vacationers and different patrons within the identify of Kashmir hand-knotted carpets, thus bringing a nasty identify to the wealthy heritage of Kashmir. “Acting swiftly, several showrooms are being inspected and unlabelled machine-made products confiscated,” he stated.
The spokesman additional stated that the central inspection squad from the standard management wing of the division has been directed to accentuate inspections of assorted showrooms in Srinagar Metropolis Centre and en route well being resorts of Gulmarg and Pahalgam, moreover different areas to crackdown on merchants engaged in sale of counterfeit merchandise, branded as hand-made Kashmir Artwork.
As a way to promote sale of beautiful hand-made merchandise, the spokesperson urged the stakeholders to strategy the handicrafts and handloom division for GI tagging, testing and certification of their merchandise at CDI & IICT, reaching out to the shopper satisfaction and safeguarding wealthy heritage of Kashmir.
“The department has worked out a plan to significantly increase the capacity of testing and certification of hand-made products especially at Pashmina Testing and Quality Certification Centre at CDI,” he stated, including that varied IEC campaigns are at present operating at native in addition to nationwide degree to inspire the shoppers to insist upon shopping for labelled hand-made merchandise.”
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