Bharatiya Janata Party · Lok Sabha General Election 2024
Last updated 2 Jun 2026
“We will modernise traditional crafts by facilitating design interventions by collaborating with design skill institutes and setting up a Handicraft Design Bank to upskill traditional artisans, opening doors to global market opportunities and transforming their craft into sustainable livelihood.”
Design-led modernisation of crafts is being pursued through the Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme and the Designer Empanelment programme under the Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), which engage designers (with NID/NIFT graduates preferred) on outcome-linked terms to introduce new designs and improve sales, alongside marketing and export support. However, a dedicated "Handicraft Design Bank" by that name, as specifically pledged, is not clearly established. Partial: design-intervention machinery exists; the named Design Bank is not yet evidenced.
Ramayan is celebrated across the world, particularly in South and South-East Asia. We will launch a global outreach program for documenting and promoting the tangible and intangible legacy of Lord Ram in all countries. We will celebrate Ramayan Utsav with great fervour across the globe to commemorate the Pran Pratishtha of Ram Lalla.
We will collaborate with countries across the globe to restore and revitalise sites of Bharatiya civilization.
We will relentlessly work towards bringing back Bharatiya idols and artefacts that were taken away illegally from Bharat.
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