HANDLOOM AND HANDICRAFTS
One of the biggest exporter of world class unique shawls and carpetswith 40K weavers and 3.5 L artisans.
J&K HANDLOOM SECTOROVERVIEW
J&K is famous for the weaving of specialized fabrics like Pashmina Shawls, Kani Shawls, Raffle Shawls,
Blankets, Lois, Chashme, Bulbul blankets, cotton, Arabian Rumals, Mufflers, Tweed Fabrics and linen
fabrics.
The Handloom sector has a unique place in the socio-economic structure of J&K.
The Handloom Sector is considered an important sector in generating employment as it constitutes an
integral part of the rural and semi rural livelihood.
In Jammu & Kashmir, 40,000 weavers including allied workers earn their livelihood from the handloom
sector.
There are 571 weavers’ cooperative societies with more than 15,000 members in J&K.
Handlooms’ is a non-farm labour intensive sector which contributes significantly towards UT’s GDP.
The exports of Handloom products from Jammu and Kashmir over the past 5 years have crossed 100
crore marks.
*Sample pictures taken from secondary sources.
J&K HANDLOOM SECTORHANDLOOMS OF KASHMIR
Tweed Fabric
Kani Shawl
Arabian Rumal
Pashmina Shawl
J&K HANDICRAFT SECTOROVERVIEW
Jammu and Kashmir is known not only for its natural beauty but also for its handicrafts like embroidery, shawls, crewels, wood work, paper machie, carpets, chain stitch etc.
Handicraft’s is a non-farm labour intensive sector which contributes significantly towards J&K’s GDP
In Jammu & Kashmir, around 3.5 lakhs artisans are involved directly and indirectly with this industry.It is worth mentioning that despite being highly unorganised, the handicraft sector has contributed towards J&K’s GDP with exports in the last five years fluctuating between Rs. 1,000 to 1,500 cr on annual basis.
There are 571 weavers’ cooperative societies with more than 15,000 members in J&K.
*Sample pictures taken from secondary sources.
2013-14
Production in Crore.
2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Production of handicraft goods.
2017
.82
2175
2234
.15
2650
J&K HANDICRAFT SECTORHANDICRAFTS OF KASHMIR
Woollen Shawl
Crewel Fabric
Wood Carvings
Carpet
Papier Machie
Chain Stitch
*Sample pictures taken from secondary sources.
J&K HANDICRAFT SECTOREXPORT TREND
The handicraft activities in Kashmir valley are famous throughout the world because of their quality, art and design.
The handicraft industry holds a substantial share in the overall production and export of the UT.
*Sample pictures taken from secondary sources.
2014-15
Export in Crore.
2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2017-18
The production and sale of handicrafts have increased significantly over the last 2 decades.
The major chunk of foreign exchange earnings of the UT comes from this sector.
1090
.12
1151
.12
1059
.41
1278
.04
1362
POLICY HIGHLIGHTS
J&K - HANDICRAFTS SECTORItem wise export of handicraft items from Jammu and Kashmir is shown below.
Details of handicraft exports in `cr.
Carpets
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
Woolen Shawls
293.
29
376.
79
24.8
5
364
.48
369.
81
304
.05
50.3
6
426
.90
452
.12
284
.13
14.9
7
338.
9
353.
36
305.
9
11
231.6
1
Paper Machie Chain Stitch etc.
Craft Cities under PPP mode
Support for G.I registration and e-commerce activities
MSME status
Substantial increase in existing schemes
Promotion of one District one Product
Sh. Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, IASPrinciple Secretary, Dept of Industry & Commerce
Address: Civil Secretariat, JammuContact: : +91-191-2544050Email: [email protected]: www.jkindustriescommerce.nic.in
Shri. Ravinder Kumar, IASManaging Director, JK TPO cum Managing Director SIDCO
Address (Jammu): 6th Floor, Jawaharlal Nehru, Udhyog Bhawan, Railhead Complex, Jammu - 180 004
Address (Srinagar): J&K SIDCO, Drabu House, Rambagh, Srinagar - 190 015
Contact: +91-194-2430036, 2434402402 & +91-0191-247800Email: [email protected]: www.jktpo.in
Shri. Mussrat Islam, KASDirector Handicrafts, Jammu & Kashmir
Address: Jawaharlal Nehru Udhyog Bhawan, Railhead Complex, Jammu - 180 004Contact: +91-7006992300Email: [email protected]: www.jkhandicrafts.com
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