Union Secretary Sudhansh Pant Visits Shilp Samagam Mela 2026 in Mysuru to Empower Marginalized Artisans
Distilled Policy Brief
- The ministry also promotes the 'BHARAT TULIP' initiative to expand market access and online sales for traditional artisans through digital platforms.
🎯 Prelims High-Yield Examination Points
Shilp Samagam Mela 2026 is organized by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment along with three national corporations (NSFDC, NBCFDC, NSKFDC) to support artisans from Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Classes, and Safai Karamcharis. The BHARAT TULIP initiative aims to expand digital marketing and branding for traditional artisans.
⚖️ Mains Analytical & Syllabus Linkages
Analyze how targeted marketing platforms like Shilp Samagam Melas and digital initiatives like BHARAT TULIP enhance the economic empowerment, market linkage, and sustainable livelihoods of marginalized artisans and vulnerable communities in India.
🎯 UPSC Prelims Practice Drill
Consider the following statements regarding the 'Shilp Samagam Mela 2026' and allied initiatives of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment: 1. The mela is organized jointly by three national corporations: NSFDC, NBCFDC, and NSKFDC. 2. The ministry promotes the 'BHARAT TULIP' initiative to expand market access and online sales for traditional artisans through digital platforms. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- [A] 1 only
- [B] 2 only
- [C] Both 1 and 2
- [D] Neither 1 nor 2
▶ Reveal Official Answer & Analytical Explanation
Statement 1 is correct because the Shilp Samagam Mela 2026 is organized by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in joint partnership with three national corporations: NSFDC, NBCFDC, and NSKFDC. Statement 2 is also correct as the ministry promotes the 'BHARAT TULIP' initiative to expand market access and online sales for traditional artisans through digital platforms.
🏛️ Historical Twin PYQ Anchor (2021)
Consider the following statements regarding the "National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)": 1. It is implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. 2. Central Pollution Control Board acts as the sole regulatory executive body.