The Ministry is going to establish a handicraft village in each development region in collaboration with the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), the Federation of Nepalese Cottage and Small Industry (FNCSI) and Nepal Handicraft Federation. [break]
According to Spokesperson of the Ministry, Joint-Secretary Yam Kumari Khatiwada, premises of the Kailali-based office of the Cottage and Small Industry Development Committee (CSIDC) in Far-Western Development Region and premises of Surkhet-based office of the CSIDC in Mid-western Development Region have been proposed for such villages.
Similarly, feasibility study has been carried out for establishing villages in the Western Development Region, Eastern Development Region and Central Development Region, said Khatiwada.
The Ministry had decided to forward construction works for establishing handicraft villages within the current fiscal year with an objective of further promotion of handicraft industry and to ease the exhibition of handicraft goods.
Handicraft goods worth around Rs. 10 billion was exported from Nepal last year, according to the Nepal Handicraft Federation.
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