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Amit Shah distributes electric chalks to 200 potter families in Gandhinagar via video link

Amit Shah distributed 200 electric potter wheels in Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency via video link, with an aim to empower them and help them contribute in India’s quest to become ‘Atmanirbhar’.

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday distributed electric chalks to as many as 200 potter families of Gandhinagar under the ‘Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana’ via videoconferencing.

Shah distributed the electric potter wheels in his Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency, with an aim to empower them and help them contribute in India’s quest to become ‘Atmanirbhar’ (self-reliant).

“The top priority of the government is to empower the poor and deprived sections of the society and connect them with the mainstream. In this connection, I distributed electric-powered chalks to 200 potter families under the ‘Potter Empowerment Scheme’ in Gandhinagar,” the minister tweeted.

In another tweet, he said this scheme is an unprecedented initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, aiming at reviving the traditional art of the country.

“These potters have been trained with the help of KVIC (Khadi and Village Industries Commission); and several other tools were also distributed among them. This will make their operations easier, and increase their production as well as revenue,” he tweeted.

Shah said the initiative would go a long way in strengthening the marginalised potters community by incorporating technology to improve productivity and earning while also reviving the traditional art of pottery.

Amit shah distributes electric chalks --

On July, 25, he distributed 100 electric potter wheels to the trained artisans in his Gandhinagar constituency under the scheme.