Jhansi, 9 December (Hindustan Reporter). With the objective of encouraging the handicraftsmen of Bundelkhand region for entrepreneurship, training them, providing them employment and making them self-reliant by providing adequate market, a ten-day organization of Bundeli Handicrafts Fair Thematic Exhibition 2024 was organized at Bundelkhand University Campus under the Bundelkhand Mega Cluster Project of the Government of India. Is being done in. Apart from this, due to the security of the university and limited time period in the fair, people of the seven districts of Bundelkhand are not getting its benefits as per the intention of the government. Overall the fair is limited to students only. This fair organized to promote entrepreneurship seems to be a victim of the politics of teachers of Bundelkhand University.
It is noteworthy that the Bundelkhand level Handicraft Fair was inaugurated by Bundelkhand University Vice Chancellor Professor Mukesh Pandey and Handicraft Promotion Officer, Allahabad region Vishal Verma on Tuesday, 3rd December. The Government of India is running various schemes for the development of entrepreneurship among the youth of the country. This thematic exhibition is being organized in the same context. Through this joint event of the state and central governments, it was expected to learn a lot from the thinking and experiences of both the youth and the handicraftsmen.
This Handicraft Fair i.e. Thematic Exhibition 2024 is being organized under the aegis of Uttar Pradesh State Agriculture and Rural Development Corporation Limited, Lucknow. This fair has been organized in front of the Institute of Journalism of Bundelkhand University from 3 to 12 December. In this fair, handicraftsmen and entrepreneurs from all the districts of Bundelkhand are displaying carpets, carpets, wooden toys, stone sculptures, zari zardozi, sajar stone, various leather products, soft toys, Chiteri art, Chanderi embroidery, artificial jewellery, paper work, paper. 50 stalls of products were to be set up. However, this expectation could not be fulfilled due to some reasons. This fair was scheduled to run every day from 11 am to 9 pm. Later its time was changed to 11 am to 5 pm. Not only this, citing security reasons, the gate of Bundelkhand University in front of the fair has also been closed. Due to this, people are having to struggle to come to the fair.
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State President of Uttar Pradesh Trade Board, Sanjay Patwari said that it is a matter of happiness that the Central and State Governments have taken such a big and important initiative to encourage entrepreneurs, but it is a matter of regret that the administration of Bundelkhand University has not stopped the traders and entrepreneurs. It was not considered appropriate to even give this information. This is sheer ignoring and insulting this important initiative of the traders and the government.
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In this regard, Registrar Vinay Kumar Singh said that he was not aware of the time issued on the first day from 11 am to 9 pm. Due to security reasons this time has been extended to 5 o’clock. Whereas in response to the closure of the front gate of the fair, he said that this step has been taken to stop external anarchists.