The Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) is the nodal agency in the Government of India for craft and artisan based activities. It assists in the development, marketing and export of handicrafts, and the promotion of craft forms and skills. The assistance is in the form of technical and financial support, including in the form of schematic interventions implemented through its field offices.
Activities
In the field of bamboo, the DC (H) has established a network of artisans and craft cooperatives through which its interventions are implemented.
It has established common facility centres for the benefit of artisans in selected clusters.
Contact: DC Handicrafts,
Ministry of Textiles
West Block No. 7,
R. K. Puram-66