Archive · 12 Aug 2025
Govt Outlines Aims and Objectives of National Handicraft Development Programme
The government runs the National Handicraft Development Programme (NHDP) to help the handicraft industry and artisans.
The NHDP provides financial assistance and support in areas like marketing and skill development.
The NHDP also includes skill development programs and gives financial aid to artisans in need.
Artisans in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, have benefited from these programs.
The Ministry of Textiles oversees NHDP and CHCDS for handicraft promotion.
The National Handicraft Development Programme (NHDP) aims to promote the handicrafts sector.
NHDP offers financial aid for skill development, marketing, and infrastructure support.
Skill development programs such as GSHPP, CSUP and DTDW are offered under NHDP.
Awardee artisans in indigent circumstances get Rs 8,000 monthly financial assistance.
In Nellore district, 61 artisans benefited from NHDP programs from 2022-2025.
- Who
- The Minister of Textiles, Pabitra Margherita, responded to a Lok Sabha question from MP Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy.
- What
- The National Handicraft Development Programme (NHDP) is a government initiative to promote the handicrafts sector.
- When
- Skill development programs and financial assistance under NHDP have been ongoing, with data cited from 2022-2025.
- Where
- The NHDP operates across the country, with a specific mention of Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- The NHDP aims to support artisans through various means, including skill development, financial assistance, and marketing support, to foster the handicrafts sector.
- Programme Name
- National Handicraft Development Programme (NHDP)
- Implementing Body
- Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts)
- Ministry
- Ministry of Textiles
- Financial Assistance
- Provided for skill development, marketing, and infrastructure
- Skill Development Programs
- GSHPP, CSUP, DTDW
- Financial Aid for Artisans
- Rs 8,000 per month for awardee artisans in need
- Beneficiaries in Nellore (2022-2025)
- 61 artisans