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ministry of textilesprofit of Rs.17.41 lakh as againstcorresponding profit of Rs.61.13 lakh inthe previous year.StatisticsSummarized working results for the lastthree years are given at table 12.8.Development of DesignsThe Corporation laid special emphasis onthe development of new designs in Carvedand Inlaid furniture, Traditional handembroidery, Marble & Soapstone Craftsetc. through grant-in-aid projects from theOffice of Development Commissioner(Handicrafts), New Delhi. Apart from theseprojects, CCIC is also working on newdesigns for Men Wear, Women Wear andChildren Wear for Summer and Wintercollection, Theme based exhibition forhandloom and handicraft departments.This helped the Corporation to promotesales and also enabled it to maintain itsimage in the field of handicrafts andhandlooms.ExhibitionsDuring the year 2009-10, CCIC organizedvarious in-house and outside thematicexhibitions, wherein newly designedproducts were displayed by theCorporation to expand the patronage ofCorporation.On-line ShoppingCCIC launched its enhanced onlineshopping website i.e. www.thecottage.infor its valued customers. The websitedisplays about 1000 Handloom andHandicraft products with description foronline shopping. The products can bepurchased through secured paymentgateway by credit card which is verisigncertified. The products purchased can beshipped to any country all over the world.It has order tracking mechanism and linksto various Govt. websites, Incredible Indiaetc.The website was inaugurated by Hon'bleUnion Minister of Textiles Thiru DayanidhiMaran on 21st August, 2009 in thepresence of Minister of States for TextilesSmt. Panabaaka Lakshmi, Smt. RitaMenon, Secretary, Ministry of Textilesand media persons by online purchase ofitems displayed on the website.Manpower Strength & TrainingAs on 31st March, 2010 the Corporationhad strength of 344 employees ascompared to 351 in the previous year.Table 12.8(Rs. in lakhs)2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11(Prov.)Turnover* - Retail 8108.05 7493.81 6859.02 6758.56 7000.00- Bulk Orders 2413.32 999.53 Nil Nil NilTotal 10521.37 8493.34 6859.02 6758.56 7000.00Exports 511.09 342.48 313.37 239.92 287.00Net Profit (+) / Loss (-) Before tax 22.18 698.25 61.13 17.41 50.00Net Profit (+) / Loss (-) after tax 191.76 421.57 20.61 (-)18.84 35.00Dividend 38.35 217.00 4.13 Nil 7.00*includes exports also.188