Union Home Minister Distributes Electric Potter Wheels to Kumhar community in Gandhinagar

As many as 200 families of the marginalized Kumhar community from 20 villages in Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad took a stride towards sustainable self-employment by associating with Kumhar Sashakrikaran Yojana of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC).

Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah distributed 200 electric potter wheels (chaak) and other pottery equipment to 200 trained artisans at a function held at Village Randheja in his Parliamentary Constituency of Gandhinagar in Gujarat via video conference from New Delhi.

Of the 20 villages identified by KVIC, 15 villages fall under Gandhinagar district while the remaining 5 villages belong to the Ahmedabad district.

The distribution of electric potter wheels will benefit at least 1200 members of the community by increasing their productivity and their income.

Shah said the electric chaak will not only help potters to enhance their production but also enable them to make new fancy products that will fetch them good income during the Dussehra and Diwali festivals.

He urged every beneficiary to rope in at least 10 other families with Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana for the larger benefit of the community.