Bamboo Art: Home Decor & Income Source! Free Training Empowers Artisans in Janjgir-Champa

• Bamboo craft offers a dual benefit: enhancing home aesthetics and providing a significant source of income for artisans.
• Krishna Kumar Kaushik, an artisan from Tilai village, Janjgir-Champa, transforms ordinary bamboo into decorative and useful household items like frames, lamps, and Ganesha idols.
• A central government scheme provides free training, accommodation, and food for individuals to learn bamboo craft, with over 250 trainees already benefiting.
• The craft involves a detailed process: cutting bamboo, soaking it in chemical water for durability, and finishing, with each product taking 2-3 days.
• High market demand for bamboo decorative items like chandelier lamps and Ganesha idols offers good profit margins, enabling artisans to work from home and sell online.

Why It Matters: Bamboo craft is a sustainable art form offering free training, self-employment, and high market demand.