Darjeeling town to get Biswa Bangla showroom at Chowrastha

Darjeeling town will get a Biswa Bangla showroom at the Chowrastha, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has informed in a facebook post. Biswa Bangla is a single umbrella organization showcasing our living heritage, reviving and promoting the handloom and handicraft products of West Bengal. It is an initiative that benefits the livelihoods of thousands of traditional craftsmen and weavers by improving the visibility and growth of the handloom and handicrafts sector, she has said.
The first overseas showroom of Biswa Bangla will be opened at Kunming, China, for which an MOU with the Chinese government had been signed, the facebook post said Last week, she inaugurated the fifth Biswa Bangla showroom at the Bagdogra Airport. The existing four showrooms are located at Kolkata domestic airport, Kolkata International airport, Dakshinapan and Biswa Bangla Haat at Rajarhat. The next showroom is being planned in Delhi. (EOIC)