CRAFTS COUNCIL OF INDIA
-ensuring a better tomorrow for millions of India's Craftspersons
Crafts Council of India is a registered
non-profit voluntary organisation working
for the preservation of crafts & for
a better quality of life for the craftsperson.

Objectives
To ensure:
* that crafts sell
* that there is no compromise on quality
* that the craftsperson gets a fair price
* that the craftsperson's family and the future generations find it worthwhile to continue in the field.

Where
CCI is headquartered in Madras, has a network of Crafts Councils in ten states. The work in the field at the grass roots level is done by/through these councils. The absence of a council in a particular state does not prevent work being undertaken there.
How
In order to fulfill its objectives the areas of operation include:
* ensuring adequate raw material supplies to the craftsmen at a regular rate.
* upgradation of tools and technology wherever needed.
* community building programmes with groups of craftsperson.
* introducing product design.
* conducting market surveys.
* marketing - which includes a whole gamut of operations including linking with potential buyers & Exhibition/Sales.
The Crafts
SILVER FILIGREE - Kharimnagar in Andhra Pradesh: BIDRI - Karnataka & neighbouring towns in Andhra Pradesh: CANE & BAMBOO - Assam: GLASS - Ferozabad in Uttar Pradesh: WOOD INLAY - Mysore in Karnataka: NIRMAL - Nirmal village in Andhra Pradesh: BANJARA EMBROIDERY - Yellama Thanda in Andhra Pradesh:CHIKAN EMBROIDERY - Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh: TURNED WOOD LACQUERED - Ettikopaka in Andhra Pradesh: HORN - West Bengal. Who
CCI is administered by a group of voluntary workers elected every two years. Projects to be implemented are handed over to professional bodies/individuals.
Linkages
The work undertaken is almost always in collaboration with one or more of the following:
* affiliated Crafts Council of Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal.
* Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) Govt. of India.
* State Handicraft Development Corporations.
* National Institute of Design - Ahmedabad.
* Institute of Rural Management - Anand.
* Regional Design & Technical Development Centres - Govt. of India.
* CAPART
* Forest Research Institutions
* OXFAM
* DASTKAR
* Individual art historians, educationists, designers
* Dept. of Statistics, Madras Christian College.
* Dept. of Textiles & Handlooms, Tamil Nadu.
* SAMPARK

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