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IICT upgrades skill of 11,000 carpet weavers under various flagship schemes
The Global Kashmir
|July 12, 2025
ALSO PROVIDES MONTHLY STIPEND RANGING FROM RS.1000 TO RS.3750; RS.7500 UNDER GURU-SHISHYA SCHEME
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In a major boost to expand the pool of trained human resource, Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT), Srinagar, under the aegis of Handicrafts and Handloom Department, Kashmir, has master trained around 11,000 carpet weavers from different districts, under various skill development programmes.
The weavers have been trained on modified carpet looms which shall go a long way in penetrating niche markets for the famed hand-knotted carpets, which is the second most exported handmade product from Kashmir.
This story is from the July 12, 2025 edition of The Global Kashmir.
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