Development Commissioner for Handicrafts

The office of Development Commissioner for Handicrafts is the national agency which works for the development, promotion and export of Indian handicrafts.^[2][3][4] The agency comes under the administrative control of Ministry of Textiles, Government of India.^[5]

Office of Development Commissioner for Handicrafts

Abbreviation	DCH
Type	Government Agency
Legal status	Active
Purpose	Development and promotion of handicrafts sector
Headquarters	New Delhi, India
Development Commissioner	Ms. Amrit Raj [1]
Parent organization	Ministry of Textiles, Government of India
Website	handicrafts.nic.in

Schemes

• Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana ^[6][7]
• DESIGN & SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN HANDICRAFT SECTOR^[8]
• Mega Cluster Scheme^[9]
• Marketing Support and Services Scheme^[10]
• Research and Development Scheme^[11]

Demographic profile of artisans in India

Female	Male
56.13%	43.87%