With expertise in handloom and handicraft, the traditional weavers have kept the handloom heritage alive and have earned name for Himachal Pradesh far and wide. The Kullu and Kinnauri Shawls, all are rare masterpieces of embroidery in the field of handloom industry having made their International presence.
The State Government was also organizing awareness camps and training classes for weavers who are also being directly benefited through various components of the cluster development programme. Equipment related to handlooms are being made available to the weavers. Marketing facility is being provided through the Industries Department in fairs and exhibitions organized in the state and outside states. Their products are widely sold in national level events like Trade Fair, Dilli Haat, Surajkund etc.
The Himachal Pradesh State Handloom & Handicrafts Development Cooperative Federation Ltd. known as “HIMBUNKAR” is a state level apex organization of primary cooperative societies consisting of weavers and artisans engaged in production of handicraft woven on handloom and are promoting the Kullu Shawl and caps since many years.
