CEPC regional office starts functioning from Srinagar

In order to assist the artisans and Member Exporters of handmade carpets and other floor coverings from J&K, the regional office of CEPC – which was formally inaugurated by Smriti Zubin Irani, Union Minister of Textiles, Women and Child Development and in the presence of Shantmanu, IAS Development Commissioner (Handicraft) on February 23 – is fully functional, with a nearly hired full time staff, at IICT Campus, Nowshera, Srinagar.

The ministry of textiles through the office of the development Commisioner Handicrafts has been instrumental in opening up of this office.

Mahavir Pratap Sharma, Chairman, CEPC informed that this regional office will implement all schemes required to upgrade the infrastructure for handmade carpet industry, in addition to providing all necessary assistance to the member exporters and artisans of the region.

Sanjay Kumar, Executive director of CEPC said that newly hired staff led by Ashiq Hussain and the office will be quite helpful for the overall growth of the Handmade Carpet industry of the J&K Region.