KSDCS

A training and skilling upgradation scheme by the Dept. of Industries & Commerce and implemented by the Directorate of Handicraft & Handloom, Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir wherein passout meritorious trainees and ex-trainees from departmental training centers are are provided skill upgradation training.

A training and skilling upgradation scheme by the Department of Industries & Commerce and implemented by the Directorate of Handicraft & Handloom, Government of Jammu & Kashmir wherein passout meritorious trainees and ex-trainees from departmental training centers are identified and are provided skill upgradation training in crafts which are facing human resource crunch as well as in languishing crafts. Registered Karkhanas/Karkhandars are identified who are willing to enroll a batch of trainees and ex-trainees in their Karkhana. A minimum of five trainees for a small Karkhana and a maximum of 10 trainees for a big Karkhana. A minimum of one and a maximum of five training programs per craft shall be considered for the six-month duration of the training program.

> Objectives of the Scheme:

• Revive the languishing crafts.
• Upscale the learning techniques of trainees.
• Improve the wage earnings of the craftsmen by leading them into collectivization
• Create linkages with producer organizations to inculcate entrepreneurship skills and aptitude in the trainees.

> Vision of the scheme:

The artisans who form the backbone of the craft sector work in an exploitative chain of business leading them to a vicious cycle of poverty and pessimism. A huge number of artisans (mostly the male folk) are forced to abandon the craft activity due to low wage earnings and poor socio-economic status. It is felt that this scheme shall emerge as one of the most effective pathways to address the challenges being faced by the artisan community. Exposing the pass-out trainees to improved productivity procedures adopted by producer groups can lead them to better productivity and leverage their collective skill up-gradation which can help in promoting sustainable livelihoods as the artisans can gain direct access to customized production, new design development, technology-related modifications, and above all can have the pulse of market demands.

• The applicant must be a pass-out trainee/ex-trainee from a departmental training center.
• The departmental training center must be run by the Handicrafts & Handloom Department.
• The applicant must have an Aadhaar linked Bank Account.