How SAPTI is empowering Gujarat’s next generation of stone artisans

Skill development of the new generation is a national need and is the foundation of Aatmnirbhar Bharat. SAPTI (Stone Artisan Park Training Institute), established by the Industries and Mining Department and the Office of Commissioner of Geology and Mining, Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, harnesses the potential of the state’s stone industry and carries forward its valuable heritage of stone art and architecture.

- FPJ News Service

Following the vision of PM's ‘Vikas Bhi, Virasat Bhi’, the aim of SAPTI is to optimise the potential of Gujarat’s stone industry and build on its rich heritage of stone art and architecture. The State has set up two artisan parks - one in Ambaji (Banaskatha District) and the other in Dhrangadhra. SAPTI-Ambaji in North Gujarat focuses on marble, while SAPTI-Dhrangadhra (Surendranagar district) in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat focuses on sandstone.