Live
- ‘Get Set, Grow Summit 2024’ Focuses on Digital Detox for Families
- Stokes motivates his team to put in extra effort, says England pacer Potts
- From overcoming setbacks to leading India in U19 Women’s Asia Cup, Niki Prasad's amazing journey
- Driving Enterprise Security: Inside Venkata Reddy Thummala’s Leadership Journey
- Constitution debate: PM Modi hails 'Nari Shakti'; makes strong pitch for 'United Bharat’
- Abhijeet Bhardwaj: Revolutionizing Enterprise Analytics with Innovation and Expertise
- Bihar: Inquiry initiated against principal who went to buy veggies during school hours
- Press Sri Lankan Prez for release of Indian fishermen: TN Cong MP to EAM Jaishankar
- TN: DMK postpones executive meet due to heavy rains & Parliament session
- Porous silicon oxide electrodes can fix durability issues in batteries: Researchers
‘Make Lepakshi items affordable’
The Minister said that Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu had taken the right decision by appointing Pali Prasad of West Godavari district as chairman of AP Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd. Pali Prasad thanked the Chief Minister for appointing him as chairman and said that he along with the four directors of the organisation would strive for the development of Lepakshi organization.
Vijayawada: Minister for Women Empowerment Peethala Sujatha wanted the State Handicrafts Development Corporation to ensure that the prices of handicrafts articles were within the reach of the common man.Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony of the new body of AP Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd here on Tuesday, the Minister said that only rich people could afford Lepakshi items due to their high prices. She opined that the prices of handicrafts should be within the reach of common people and artisans should make the articles keeping common people in mind.
The Minister said that Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu had taken the right decision by appointing Pali Prasad of West Godavari district as chairman of AP Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd. Pali Prasad thanked the Chief Minister for appointing him as chairman and said that he along with the four directors of the organisation would strive for the development of Lepakshi organization.
He said that Lepakshi had set itself a sales target of Rs 38 crore by the end of the financial year 2016-17. The new body would work to bring the corporation close to all sections of people, said Prasad. said. MLAs Bonda Uma Maheswara Rao, Ch Prabhakar, B Thota Rama Rao, P Ramprasad and others were present.
