Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 11 addressing the post-Budget webinar on Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma Kaushal Samman (VIKAS) scheme said small artisans play an important role in the production of local crafts and the development of the country. He stressed the need for working in mission mode to help artisans living in remote areas and make them part of the value chain.
“Vishwakarma Yojana to provide holistic institutional support, including easy credit and brand promotion to artisans,” he said, adding that we need to work in mission mode to help artisans living in remote areas.
“Our aim is to make today’s artisans big entrepreneurs of tomorrow. For this stability in their business model is essential,” he said.
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He called upon all stakeholders to make small artisans part of their value chain.
The PM VIKAS scheme is aimed at improving skills of artisans, ensuring easy credit and also help them in brand promotion so that their products reach the market quickly. It also seeks to handhold artisans and people associated with small businesses.
Observing that crores of people have been trained under the Skill India Mission, the Prime Minister said small artisans play an important role in production of local crafts and development of the country.
The address was part of a series of 12 post-Budget webinars being organised by the government to seek ideas and suggestions for the effective implementation of the initiatives announced in the Union Budget.
(With PTI inputs)
