Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India Ltd (The Cottage) marked International Women’s Day celebrations with great enthusiasm on 8th March, 2025 by organizing a special exhibition of exclusive crafts and weaves created by the National & State award winning women artisans from different parts of the country.
Ms. Katyayani Sanjay Bhatia Deputy Commissioner, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance inaugurated the event & interacted with the Women Artisans,in the presence of Shri Manoj lal, Managing Director,Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India Ltd., women artisans and employees of CCIC.Appreciating their Crafts, .Ms. Bhatia said that women constitute a sizable portion of the population & today they represent all sectors therefore education , empowerment of women & gender equality, which is also a fundamental right ,is very important to facilitate them to contribute to the socio-economic progress of the country & Family is the primary learning unit where the Gender sensitization should begin.
Adding on Shri Manojlal, MD, CCIC said that women plays an important role in the craft sector also and CCIC is facilitating more than 2000 woman artisans & weavers to earn livelihood by providing a marketing platform to showcase their products. The Cottage is also motivating skilled women artisans towards entrepreneurship, self reliance and increased participation in socio-economic growth of the country.
