Imphal, June 7: In a big development, Manipur Handloom and Handicrafts Development Corporation (MHHDC) on Monday signed a MoU with e-commerce platform Amazon to offer an e-market platform for traditional handloom and handicraft items.
Attended the Manipur Heritage Expo-2022 in Imphal today wherein an MOU was signed between the Amazon Karigar and Manipur Handlooms & Handicrafts Development Corporation Limited (MHHDCL). Also, distributed 2475 looms to the people of the 16 districts of Manipur. pic.twitter.com/xZY1t7jrYJ
— N.Biren Singh (@NBirenSingh) June 6, 2022
Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said that the interest shown by Amazon was an acknowledgement to the unique quality of the handloom and handicraft items produced by weavers and artisans belonging to various communities.
“Now that the Amazon platform is available, weavers will not face lack of marketing space for their finished products. Already 250 handloom and handicraft items have been uploaded on the e-marketing platform,” Singh said while stressing the need for preservation of the handicraft and handloom items through Geographical Indications (GI) tag.
According to the National Handloom Census Report, 2019, Manipur has around 2.12 lakh handloom weavers, around 2.11 lakh looms and around two lakh handicraft artisans.
