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annual report 2010-11●– Conducted 5 days Orientationprogramme <strong>of</strong> BCRU studentsat BCDI campus.– Experts <strong>of</strong> BCDI started takingtheory class every Tuesday atTripura University for 1stsemester.DESIGN LAB– New workstation is completedand ready for operation.– New designs created by thedesigners are being distributedto HRD artisans.IMPORTANT PROJECTSMega clusters at Moradabad andNarsapurMega cluster approach is a drive to scaleup the infrastructural and production chainat Handicrafts clusters which haveremained unorganized and have not keptpace with the modernization anddevelopment that have been taking placeso far. Consequently, there has not beenany addition <strong>of</strong> fresh impetus <strong>of</strong>development and optimum realization <strong>of</strong>output in the handicrafts sector, which isnot only the backbone <strong>of</strong> long traditionalheritage and cultural linkages. Theprospects <strong>of</strong> this sector lie in infrastructuralUpgradation, modernization <strong>of</strong> themachinery and product diversification.Innovative manufacturing as well asdesigning know-how, furthered by brandbuilding <strong>of</strong> the native products hold thekey to creating a niche market for theproducts manufactured by the clusters.The proposed programme is expected tosupport the Upgradation <strong>of</strong> infrastructuralfacilities coupled with market linkages andproduct diversification.The scheme envisages Government <strong>of</strong>India support to the extent <strong>of</strong> seventycrores per Mega cluster. Theimplementation <strong>of</strong> the scheme is throughPPP mode where the Government <strong>of</strong>India share has been designed in such amanner that it tapers down over theproject implementation period.Mega Capet Cluster at Mirzapur -Bhadohi and SrinagarAt present, the EFC for both the MegaClusters have been circulated to allconcerned and their observations havebeen received. The EFC meeting inquestion would be convened after theapproval <strong>of</strong> the Competent Authority.I. India Exposition MartII.India Exposition Mart set up atGreater Noida provides permanentcontact point for foreign buyersthroughout the year for a continuousbuyer seller interaction. The marthas 1800 outlets equipped withResource centre and latestinformation technology facilities.Urban HaatSo far setting up <strong>of</strong> 39 Urban haatsacross the country have beenapproved. Out <strong>of</strong> which, 19 UrbanHaats at the following locations havebecome operational/functional.● Jammu (J&K State)● Sringar (J&K State)● Uchana Karnal (Haryana State)● Jodhpur (Rajasthan)● Gohar Mahal (Bhopal M.P.)● Ahmedabad (Gujarat State)● Mysore (Karnataka)● Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)● Bhubneshwar (Orissa)● Konark (Orissa)● Agra (UP)● Bhuj (Gujarat)● Pitampura (Delhi)● Dimapur (Nagaland)● Raipur (Chattisgarh)● Dilli Haat part-II● Mumbai (Maharashtra)● Puri (Orissa)● Raipur (Rajasthan)173
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