Published: 29th Jun, 2020
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) launched its flagship “Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana” in Pokhran, a small town in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan where India conducted its first nuclear test – to restore the lost glory of the pottery site.
- The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) launched its flagship “Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana” in Pokhran, a small town in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan where India conducted its first nuclear test – to restore the lost glory of the pottery site.
- The KVIC distributed 80 electric potter wheels to 80 potter families in Pokhran which has a rich heritage in terracotta products.
- Pokhran has over 300 potter families engaged with pottery for several decades, but they started looking for other avenues due to heavy drudgery in the work and no market support.
- Pokhran was till now only known as the site of nuclear tests but very soon the exquisite pottery will be the new identity of this place.
- The main objective of Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana is to bring back the potters’ community to the mainstream.
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