Jharkhand Silk Textile and Handicraft Development Corporation is an agency of Government of Jharkhand established in 2006 with the objective to develop and support sericulture farmers, weavers and artisans of Jharkhand. The organization implement the Government funded schemes to promote Tasar Silk, handloom and handicraft of the state.The company is Incorporated under Companies Act, 1956 to act as implementing agency. It is also known as Jharcraft. Its area of concern is Handloom, Handicraft and Sericulture sector. The activities are based in the interior areas of the state and the organization works basically on the SHG, NGO and Project modules. Work-sheds are built within the villages with all necessary facilities for the artisans and weavers to work at the nearest place from their houses. Other facilities including training, raw materials, etc. are also provided to them in these work-sheds for un-interrupted work. These artisans are supervised by the master trainers and qualified cluster managers & project managers throughout. This is to check the quality standards of the commodities produced.
Products of Jharcraft 1. Dhokra Art 2. Cloths of Tasar Silk 3. Tribal Art Work 4. Wood Craft 5. Lac Jewelry and Bangles 6. Leather Products 7. Gonda Grass items 8. Terracotta Products 9. Cane and Bamboo products 10. Musical Instrument 11. Jute Products
List Of Emporiums In Jharkhand 1. Jharcraft Outlet, Annapurna Building, Kadru More, Ranchi 834001 2. M/S Dulari Sons Fuels, Harmu Bye Pass Road, Ranchi 834001 3. Santosh Textile, Near Sidhu Kanhu High School, Thana Road Dumka-814101 4. Jharcraft Emporium, City Center, Dhanbad-826001 5. Urban Hatt, Near Home Guard Training Center, Hazaribagh 6. Jharcraft Emporium, 1st floor, below HDFC Bank, Ranka Raj Complex, Chawmuhan Chouk, Daltonganj 7. Santosh Textile, Urban Haat, Shilp Gram, Near Nandan Pahar, Deoghar
In Bihar 1. M/S Jharcraft, 180, P.C. Colony, Kankarbagh, Patna 20 2. Jharcraft Outlet, Anuttra, Puspanjali Complex (Shop no-18), Near Police Check Post Boring Road, Patna, Bihar -800013 In Kolkata 1. 3D, HP Petrol Pump,Camac Street, kolkata-16 2. Jharcraft Emporium, HP Petrol Pump,NSC Bose Road, Narendrapur kolkata-103
In Delhi 1. 256 DLF south court mall, Saket, New Delhi 2. Shop No. 141, August karnti Bhawan, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi-66 3. 23/c, Handlooms Marketing Complex, Janpath, New Delhi In Ahemdabad 1. First Floor, H.P.C.L. Petrol Pump, Mansi Circle, Vastrapur, Ahmadabad-380015, Gujrat
In U.P. 1. M/S Kalakriti, D-57/3, Sri Sai Complex, Sigra-Sidhgiri Bagh Road, Mohalla, Sigra Town, Varanasi-221010
In Maharashtra 1. Excel Service Station, VM road JVPD, Juhu, Mumbai 400056
In Bengaluru 1. No 47, St, John Road, Near Commercial Street, Bangalore 560042
In Chennai 1. M/S Saaha Gika, Shop No.20B, Mada Street Srinagar Colony, Chennai-15, Tamil Nadu
Jharcraft has obtained Export-Import code and a successfully exporting to the foreign countries. Sweden, USA, UK, Germany, Sudan, London, Turkey, Saudi Arab, China, Lithuania, Brazil, Combodia, France & Greece are the major importers of the organisation.Jharcraft is only producer of Organic Tasar Silk across the globe and has added value to its product by obtaining “GOTS Certificate” from One Cert, USA. To substantiate the purity of the silk produce in the state we have also obtained “Silk Mark” from ‘Silk Mark Organisation of India’.
Awards and Accolades The Institute of Economic Studies (IES), New Delhi, honoured both, Mr. Kumar and Jharcraft for their contribution to the industrial sector of the state as well as of the country. Mr. Kumar received the coveted Udyog Rattan award, while Jharcraft was presented a Certificate of Excellence in March 2014.
This accolade follows Jharkhand Times Impact Award, 2012, to honour individuals and organisations who contributed to the state's growth and well-being in which Jharcraft was awarded as the "Most admired State PSU".