Inviting Applications from Handicraft Artisans for Allotment of Stalls in GANDHI SHILP BAZAR |
In order to provide marketing opportunity to handicrafts artisans in all parts of the country on continuous basis series of Craft Bazars under the name of “Gandhi Shilp Bazar” has been launched from 11.2.2006 under which at least one Craft Bazar is in operation in one or the other part of the country every single day of the year. A calendar for Gandhi Shilp Bazar has been drawn w.e.f June, 2011 to May, 2012 is as under:- |
CALENDAR OF GANDHI SHILP BAZAR 2011-12 (June, 2011 to May, 2012) |
| GANDHI SHILP BAZAR |
| Month | From Ist to 10th | From 11th to 20th | From 21st to 30th/31st |
| June, 2011 | Mount Abu | Dehradun Siliguri | Bangalore Raipur |
| July, 2011 | New Delhi | Madurai Puri (Ratha Jatra) | Kolkata |
| August, 2011 | Pondicherry Jaipur (Teej Festival) | Hyderabad (Ramjan Festival) | Coimbatore |
| September, 2011 | Ernakulum (Onam Festival) Shillong | Chennai Asansol
| Mumbai (Ganesh Festival) |
| October, 2011 | Mysore (Dasara Festival) Jaipur New Delhi Bhopal
| Hyderabad Mumbai | Vijayawada (Deepawali Festival) Bareilly Jodhpur Imphal East |
| November, 2011 | Trivandrum (Local Festival) Varanasi (Ganga Mahotsav) | Cuttck (Bali Yatra) Jhansi (Jhansi Mahotsav) Kohima (Horn Bill Festival) | Lucknow (Lucknow Mahotsav) Kolkatta Mumbai |
| December, 2011 | Chennai Allahabad Jabalpur | Hyderabad(Madhapur) Bhubaneshwar (Toushali Mela) Patna
| Mangalore(X mas Festival) Rourkela Goa |
| January, 2012 | Gwalior Guntur (Sankranti Festival) Allahabad (Magh Mela) | Palampur Amritsar Delhi Bhubaneswar (Ekmara)
| Bargarh(Dharu Jatra) Ranchi Guwahati Lucknow |
| February, 2012 | Visakhapatnam(Local Festival Kanpur Goa (Carnival) | Bangalore Agra(Taj Mahotsav) | Pune Udaipur |
| March, 2012 | Ahmedabad | Allahabad | Chandigarh Kota |
| April, 2012 | Kullu | Lucknow | Gangtok |
| May, 2012 | Dharamshala Tirupati | Nagpur Barabanki | Amravati (Amravati Mahotsav) |
| |
Artisans registered with the Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), who are interested to participate in the above events under Gandhi Shilp Bazar are required to submit applications for the events of their choice on plain papers in the Handicrafts Marketing & Service Extension Centers or any other Field Office of the Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), in which they are registered. Priority shall be assigned to those artisans who apply 90 days before the commencement of event applied for. In addition to above, Self Help Group under the Scheme of AHVY of this office may also apply to concerned HM&SEC/Regional Office for participation in Gandhi Shilp Bazar. Allotment will be made to 30 Cluster Group in each Gandhi Shilp Bazar (per Region 5 Cluster Group) The organizations interested in organizing Gandhi Shilp Bazars may submit proposals in the prescribed format to the Regional Directors with in 15th May 2011. Preference will be given to the Central and State Govt. Corporation & Agencies. The details can be seen at the official web site www.handicrafts.nic.in (click Scheme MSS) |