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{{Short description|Indian federal government agency}}
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| leader_name = '''Ms. Amrit Raj''' <ref>{{cite web|title=About Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) |url=http://handicrafts.nic.in/Page.aspx?MID=bSuFtowNK2uqt3r9xe+7CQ==}}</ref>
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The office of '''Development Commissioner for Handicrafts''' is the national agency which works for the [[Business development|development]], [[Promotion (marketing)|promotion]] and [[export]] of [[India]]n [[Crafts of India |handicrafts]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Office of Development Commissioner (Handicrafts)|url=http://ministryoftextiles.gov.in/pdf/AR05-06-09.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Initiative To Promote North Eastern Crafts in International Market|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/news/initiative-to-promote-north-eastern-crafts-in-international-market/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Government to target 25 clusters to boost handicraft exports |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/government-to-target-25-clusters-to-boost-handicraft-exports-2909521.html }}</ref> The agency comes under the administrative control of [[Ministry of Textiles]], [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Attached/Subordinate Offices of Ministry of Textiles|url=http://ministryoftextiles.gov.in/about-us/attached-subordinate-offices}}</ref>

==Schemes==
* '''Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana''' <ref>{{cite web|title= Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana Scheme of Office of Development Commissioner (Handicrafts)|url=http://handicrafts.nic.in/pdf/Scheme.pdf#page=7}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Investors receiving subsidy from textile ministry|url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/investors-receiving-subsidy-from-textile-ministry-smriti-irani.html}}</ref>
* '''DESIGN & SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN HANDICRAFT SECTOR'''<ref>{{cite web|title= DESIGN & SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN HANDICRAFT SECTOR SCHEME of Office of Development Commissioner |url= https://handicrafts.nic.in/pdf/Scheme.pdf#page=19}}</ref>
* Mega Cluster Scheme<ref>{{cite web|title=Mega Cluster Scheme of Office of Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) |url= http://handicrafts.nic.in/pdf/Scheme.pdf#page=139}}</ref>
* Marketing Support and Services Scheme<ref>{{cite web|title= Marketing Support and Services Scheme of Office of Development Commissioner (Handicrafts)|url= http://handicrafts.nic.in/pdf/Scheme.pdf#page=143}}</ref>
* Research and Development Scheme<ref>{{cite web|title=Research and Development Scheme of Office of Development Commissioner |url= http://www.handicrafts.nic.in/pdf/Scheme.pdf#page=187}}</ref>

==Demographic profile of artisans in India==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Female
!Male
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|56.13%
|43.87%
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==References==
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[[Category:Ministry of Textiles]]
[[Category:Indian government officials]]
[[Category:Indian handicrafts]]

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