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The State authorities is taking up innovative initiatives to promote artisans and beforehand handicrafts, and arsenic portion of this, assorted programmes are being planned crossed the State from December 08 to 14, 2025, for the National Handicrafts Week celebrations, said A.P. Handicrafts Development Corporation P. Hariprasad.
Addressing the media astatine the Lepakshi Emporium successful Vijayawada connected Monday (December 8, 2025), Mr. Hariprasad said that a grooming programme is scheduled for artisans making brass and bronze products connected December 10. The programme volition beryllium organised nether the aegis of Guru Sishya Hastasilpa Prashikshana successful Onipenta of YSR Kadapa district.
Detailing the week-long programme, helium said a plan improvement store would beryllium held for 30 artisans successful Durgi of Palnadu territory connected December 12. Toolkits would beryllium distributed to woodcraft artisans successful Madhavamala and Srikalahasti of Tirupati territory connected December 13 and toolkits would beryllium distributed to 50 artisans successful K.D. Peta of Anakapalli territory connected December 14.
From December 15 to 21, a seven-day Gandhi Shilp Bazaar volition beryllium organised successful Rajamahendravaram with 40 artisans. On the December 17, toolkits volition beryllium distributed to 50 stone-carving artisans successful Allagadda, Nandyal district. Mr. Hariprasad besides said wood banks are being acceptable up to marque the required wood easy accessible to artisans.
He added that the National Handicrafts Awards ceremonial for the years 2023 and 2024, nether the Ministry of Textiles, volition beryllium held connected December 09 astatine Vigyan Bhavan successful New Delhi. Three artisans from the State person been selected for the awards, helium said.
The recipients, leather puppetry artisan D. Sivamma, Etikoppaka toys shaper G. Santosh and Kalamkari manus coating artisan P. Vijayalakshmi, volition person the awards from the President during the ceremony.
A.P. Handicrafts Development Corporation Managing Director M. Viswa was besides contiguous successful the programme.
