{"id":38178,"date":"2021-04-30T11:28:43","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T05:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsmakhani.com\/?p=38178"},"modified":"2021-05-01T11:31:13","modified_gmt":"2021-05-01T06:01:13","slug":"director-handicrafts-handloom-kashmir-organises-webinar-on-pashmina-issues-and-prospects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/director-handicrafts-handloom-kashmir-organises-webinar-on-pashmina-issues-and-prospects\/","title":{"rendered":"Director Handicrafts & Handloom Kashmir organises webinar on Pashmina issues and Prospects"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SRINAGAR, APRIL 30<\/strong>: The\u00a0 Director\u00a0 Handicrafts and Handloom Kashmir,\u00a0 Mahmood Ahmad Shah, today chaired a webinar\u00a0 \u00a0discussing\u00a0 issues with the stakeholders related to pashmina and its future prospectus.<\/div>\n
\u00a0The webinar was held in collaboration with the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) Jammu and Kashmir chapter.<\/div>\n
\u00a0In his opening remarks, the Director informed\u00a0 that the webinar has been organized with a view\u00a0 to deliberate on the challenges faced in the Pashmia sector that is\u00a0 serving a very large sector of artisans, craft persons, Handicraft exporters and\u00a0 women artisans.<\/div>\n
\u00a0Issues and concerns from experts and stakeholders in the pashmina industry were flagged during the webinar.\u00a0 The participants made suggestions on the long term and short term measures that the industry and the Governmental agencies need to take to promote handspun and\u00a0 handmade pashmina products and to meet the challenge of machine made products\u00a0 that are encroaching on the livelihoods of the genuine artisans, besides robbing Kashmir of a cultural industry.<\/div>\n
The Convener of INTACH, Saleem Beg stressed that a road map be chalked for the Pashmina industry for saving this traditional industry from the onslaught of machines and other practices that have been impacting this sector. He stressed that the GI indication secured for Pashmina has to be followed up with promotional and regulatory measures so that the tagging restores the identity of pashmina and link it to the local industry.<\/div>\n
The Convenor stressed that the Department should engage in a professional exercise to establish data. The CEO\u00a0 of the pashmina.com, Varun Kumar stated that the export of pashmina is hampered as Nepal has been able to secure exclusive rights on pashmia exports and obtain registration and the right of import in American market.<\/div>\n
He stated that this is a trade mark linked issue and the industry has to engage in a dialogue\u00a0 with international trade regulating bodies so that the right of export of pashmina is restored to Kashmir. In addition, the manpower needs to be increased and\u00a0 the GI tagging at Pashmina Testing Quality Control Certification (PTQCC) strengthened\u00a0 deploying additional manpower.<\/div>\n
\u00a0Ghulam Mohi-u- Din Reshi, Member KCCI,\u00a0 that has substantial spread at supply and production of Pashmina, raised the\u00a0 concern that\u00a0 people associated with spinning of pashmina, mostly female folk, need to be given financial security and the Government has to take a lead in this direction. He suggested\u00a0 the Governmental intervention at some production stages will help in increasing the handspun yarn supply .<\/div>\n
\u00a0Mujtaba Kadri, founder and export House,\u00a0 Me & Kashmir, while stressing that the Craft and Craftsmen related to pashmina has to be promoted and in this direction the stages involved in the production of pashmina products should be\u00a0 sustainable\u00a0 so that Kashmir pashmina not only survives but also competes with others like that of Nepal and China. He pointed to the disadvantage of Kashmir pashmina compared to Nepal due to the duty relief that Nepal enjoys in the export market.<\/div>\n
During the course of the webinar, the discussion on the production stages viz a viz weaving and spining stages were also highlighted and the participants made suggestions regarding introduction of\u00a0 innovative measures to enhance the quality of pashmina.<\/div>\n
Other participants in the webinar were Amina Asad, Chief Designer School of Designs Srinagar, Omar Khan Consultant Urban Development, Suhail Arif Consultant PwC, Dr. Babar Afzal Pashmina Artist,<\/div>\n
Meanwhile, the Director Handicrafts and Handlooms\u00a0 \u00a0 informed that the Department has already taken initiatives\u00a0 on brand promotion of GI tag labels and circulating the same on different social media platforms through short films and promo videos and campaigning through social media management agencies and consultants about Handicraft and Handloom sector.<\/div>\n
He informed that tenders for various such works have been floated and are in their final stages. He also assured\u00a0 that the department shall follow up on the suggestions and continue the deliberations with the stakeholders and professional agencies and\u00a0 keenly follow\u00a0 on the issues that have been raised during the webinar.<\/div>\n

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