Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana

Category
Miscellaneous
Published
1st Jul, 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.