GI-tag craft prepared for G20 guests

Varanasi: The state government has decided to gift GI-tagged Gulabi meenakari handicrafts for the visiting delegates from G20 nations.
The national awardee of the craft, Kunj Bihari said that Gulabi meenakari peacocks were specially ordered for the G20 delegates. A group of more than 100 trained artisans were mobilized to fulfil the orders. He said that the PM Narendra Modi and the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath have given a new hope to the artisans, who had turned away from this craft. The GI certification and ODOP initiative have got new recognition all over the world, and a large number of people are getting employment directly and indirectly. tnn