GANGTOK: Sikkim chief minister Mr Pawan Chamling has urged the Centre to market the state's handicrafts products in international market from Delhi. Mr Chamling recently met Union textile minister Mr Shankar Singh Vagehla in New Delhi and requested him to promote Sikkim's handicrafts products. "I told Mr Vagehla that Sikkim does not have its Emporium in an up-market area in New Delhi owing to which the state is unable to tap the full potential of marketing its handicrafts products. I requested him for allotment of a suitable space for Sikkim Emporium in the Rajiv Gandhi Handicrafts Bhawan located at Baba Kharg Singh Marg in New Delhi," Mr Chamling, said."The reason behind demanding an Emporium is to showcase the rich, vibrant and colorful traditional handlooms and handicrafts items of Sikkim. This will benefit in bridging the gap between productions and much-needed marketing facilities and would support the craftsmen of the state, thereby solving the unemployment problem of youths in rural areas," the chief minister, said.Mr Chamling added that Mr Vaghela has assured him of extending full help for development of handicrafts and handlooms in Sikkim.
