{
  "id": 6286924,
  "title": "Pawan Kalyan seeks faster rollout of common facility centres for artisans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/pawan-kalyan-seeks-faster-rollout-of-common-facility-centres-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T14:48:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/pawan-kalyan-seeks-faster-rollout-of-common-facility-centres-for-artisans/article71442725.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan has instructed officials to accelerate the construction of common facility centres (CFCs) for traditional artisans, emphasizing training, product storage and display, marketing, and enhancing livelihoods. A press release on Tuesday revealed a CFC for Savara tribal painters is currently being built at Sitampeta in Parvathipuram Manyam district using VB-G RAM G funds, after land acquisition was completed. Land has also been designated for centers catering to Banjara bag artisans in Madanapalle, banana-fibre artisans in Kurugunta, Anantapur district, and Kalamkari artisans in Pedana. Construction is set to commence once approvals are obtained. In Nellore district, Udayagiri, ₹12 lakh from Rajya Sabha member Lingamaneni Ramesh’s MPLADS funds has been allocated to repair and enhance the community center for wooden utensil makers. The project includes building a compound wall, toilets, and a storeroom. Pawan Kalyan has also ordered the resumption of construction for a long-delayed health center for Etikoppaka artisans in Elamanchili mandal, Anakapalli district. The Deputy Chief Minister has been evaluating the execution of promises made to artisans at the Andhra Pradesh Handicrafts Festival held recently in Vijayawada. He stressed the importance of preserving traditional crafts, strengthening marketing facilities and providing healthcare to artisans. A QR-code system is being introduced for handicraft products, offering details of the artisan and the work involved. Pawan Kalyan directed officials to speed up the rollout to connect traditional crafts with younger consumers and global markets. Six free eye camps have been conducted, benefiting 1,708 artisans, with 93 cataract surgeries performed free of cost. Plans are underway to distribute spectacles to over 1,253 artisans, as per the release.",
  "summary": "Deputy Chief Minister directs officials to expedite centres for training, product storage and display, marketing and healthcare support for traditional artisans",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}