Answer: Build rural self-reliance in khadi, handloom, and handicrafts
Notes: The Mahatma Gandhi Gram Swaraj Initiative (MGGSI) aims to build rural self-reliance in khadi, handloom, and handicrafts and to promote employment-oriented growth through development of scalable, export-oriented rural enterprises. It supports local weavers, artisans, and rural youth by creating backward and forward linkages across value chains and aligns with the One District One Product (ODOP) initiative. The Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) implements the National Handicrafts Development Programme (NHDP) and Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS), providing skill development, marketing, cluster development, infrastructure, and technology support to artisans.
