Correspondent

PASIGHAT, Feb 23: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the Eri Silk Khadi Cluster, Oyan, East Siang district under the Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI) of Ministry of MSME, Govt of India virtually on Monday which was also attended by Lok Sabha MP, Tapir Gao and MLA, Ninong Ering. 
It may be noted that the SFURTI scheme under Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India aims at upgrading the Traditional Handloom & Handicraft and Agro processing Industries in the state which are lagging behind for various reasons.
Eri Silk Khadi cluster are involved in handloom activities and has established Common Facility Centre (CFC) under SFURTI, intervention of the cluster where artisans would get benefit of technology up-gradation reflecting in their improved productivity and income. In the Eri Silk Khadi cluster, artisans are producing different diversified product in handloom with high market potential.
The Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), Guwahati, Ministry of Skill & Entrepreneurship Development, Govt. of India is the nodal agency and Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) is the technical agency, while Lisang Donyi Welfare Society of Oyan is the implementing agency of this cluster, informed Jiten Pait in a release today. 

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