Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment held a grand opening for the ‘Shilp Samagam Mela 2024’, on 5 November at Dilli Haat, New Delhi.
- The event is being organized by the Corporations under the Ministry – National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC), National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCDFC), and National Safai Karmachari Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC).
- On this occasion, the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment (SJE) declared the Mela open and launched ‘TULIP’ (Traditional Artisans’ Upliftment Livelihood Programme). brand
- The goal of TULIP is to empower marginalized artisans by providing them with a platform for global exposure and sales of their products through e-marketing.
- Under the TULIP brand, artisans from Scheduled Castes (SC), Other Backward Classes (OBC), sanitation workers, and persons with disabilities will have an e-platform to market their products.
