| Event | Details |
|---|---|
| Date & Venue | 9 December 2025, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi |
| Award Ceremony | Shilp Guru Awards & National Handicrafts Awards (2023 & 2024) presented by President Droupadi Murmu |
| Organizer | Ministry of Textiles (MoT) as part of National Handicrafts Week (8-14 Dec 2025) |
| Attendees | Union Minister Giriraj Singh, MoS Pabitra Margherita |
| Total Awards | 48 awards (12 Shilp Guru, 36 National Awards, 2 Design & Innovation Awards) |
| Women Representation | 20 women awardees; 68% of handicrafts workforce are women (3.2M jobs) |
| Key Crafts Recognized | Metalwork, Woodwork, Hand-printed Textiles, Pattachitra, Leather Puppetry, Terracotta, Stone Carving, Carpets, Cane-Bamboo |
| 2023 Shilp Gurus | Ajit Kumar Das (WB), Sudhir Maharana (Odisha), D. Sivamma (AP), Dolon Kundu Mandal (WB), Khatri Gulamhusain (Gujarat), Madhuri Mishra (UP) |
| 2024 Shilp Gurus | Kamlesh Sharma (Rajasthan), Subhash Arora (Haryana), Shaheen Anjum (Delhi), Mohammad Dilshad (UP), Tarit Paul (WB), Shobharani Poddar (WB) |
| Economic Significance | Supports rural livelihoods, eco-friendly crafts, GI tags, ODOP, Vocal for Local; GST reduced to 5%; export target ₹1L cr by 2031-32 |
| Ministry of Textiles | Union Minister: Giriraj Singh (Bihar), MoS: Pabitra Margherita (Assam) |
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