Varanasi, the ancient city, which is revered by people across India is getting an unprecedented face lift ever since it became the constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Varanasi is famous for word-class silk Banarasi sarees, and lakhs of weavers, for generations, have been earning their livelihood by weaving those beautiful sarees.
Apart from weavers, there are other traditional craftsmen employed in textiles, cottage and carpet industries.
PM Modi inaugurated Deendayal Hastkala Sankul – a trade facilitation centre for handicrafts, which will help traditional artisans and weavers get an international exposure.
For instance, a world class laboratory in IICT Bhadohi to minimise the defects in the carpet products, a Pehchan ID Card for weavers to cut out middlemen, a carpet engineering program in IICT Bhadohi for the retention of next generation of weavers – all these have been put in place to create a conducive environment.
Since Varanasi is an old city with cultural importance apart from being a budding centre for trade in the Poorvanchal region, it is natural that it attracts a lot of crowd who are a mix of pilgrims, traders and tourists.
If one sees the refurbished Manduadih station, it looks like an airport.
