Steps to improve handloom and handicrafts make more attractive

How to create demand

1. Attract designers and private industries to bring their best knowledge to improve demand in local market as well as overseas.

2. Facility of fair / exhibitions/ advertisements in professional way.

3. Fixing minimum norms of quality standard by international specialists and designers of handloom/ handmade items. And gradation of products according to its quality, a- grade products for exports and high local market, grade- b also export and medium range markets, c- grade in local market and d- grade in off sales and cheap market. So that, products can be allocated according to the buying capacity of consumers.

4. To encourage handloom/ handmade sale professionally not by any government stores, but by attractive sales as other private sectors sell their products.

5. Minimum 15-20 % fixed as quota each stores/ shop with better profits to keep for sales, this will sure be healthy to promote sales. Thus, each store is attracted to put such products in its stores.

6. Arranging best quality of cotton or other raw materials should be the priority and make available to the weavers at best possible price to make the products competitive.

7. To avoid shortage if possible also import the raw material.

8. In participation with international standard institutes to open up advanced institutions for improving products/ designs of international standard, will be boost to the exports and local marketing.

9. Avoid unnecessary interference of government bodies. Government only should restrict to the planning and regulations. Lesser the government involvement better the result will be.

10. Tax rebate to the promoters/ manufactures/ sellers will be incentive to its promotions.