8-Day Shilp Samagam Mela 2026 Concludes Successfully in Guwahati, Assam

The eight-day Shilp Samagam Mela 2026 concluded in Guwahati, Assam, organized by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. It served as the second event in the Shilp Samagam Series for the financial year 2026-27. The event provided a platform for 75 artisans, including 31 women, to showcase traditional handloom and handicraft products and improve their socio-economic self-reliance. The Mela focused on empowering target groups such as Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Classes, Safai Mitras, and Denotified Tribes. It also highlighted the BHARAT-TULIP initiative to facilitate market access through physical and e-commerce platforms, alongside outreach regarding welfare schemes managed by the Ministry's APEX corporations.