The Ministry of Minority Affairs launched a new scheme ‘Upgrading The Skills And Training In Traditional Arts/ Crafts For Development’ (USTTAD), which aims to preserve heritage of traditional arts and crafts of minorities and build capacity of traditional crafts persons and artisans.
These trained master crafts persons/ artisans will in turn train the minority youth in various traditional arts/crafts.
NIFT’s professional capabilities in the areas of design, marketing, technology and management have been involved to synergize all activities related to the USTTAD project by the Ministry of Minority Affairs.
NIFT as the knowledge partners for USTTAD identified crafts predominantly being practiced by minority communities and support the Ministry of Minority Affairs through various activities.