Under the Cluster Development Programme, the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) has proposed to train local artisans under the Swaranjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) Scheme of the Ministry of Rural Development.
Cluster Development Initiative aims at establishing a large number of micro-enterprises in the
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| rural areas, building upon the potential of the rural poor. It is an effort towards offering a holistic programme covering all aspects of self employment such as organization of the poor into self help groups (SHGs), training, credit, technology, infrastructure and marketing. NIFT has identified five craft clusters in five states as
Birbhum, Surendranagar, Kozhikode, Hampi, Dhar. 
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