To help the bamboo-based handicraft industries Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb Monday said he would take up with his Maharastra counterpart Devendra Fadnavis about export of Ganesh idol made from bamboo roots in the state.
Inaugurating a workshop on 'Government-e-market place' or GEM for bamboos, Deb said idols of Ganesh made with bamboo roots from Tripura can get good market in Maharashstra.
"I have noticed that Ganesh idols made from bamboo roots from our state has demand and can capture markets in Maharastra. I will take up the matter with the Chief Minister of Maharastra for help in marketing the product in his state, so that the artisans and entrepreneurs in our state could be encouraged," he said.
The chief minister urged the bamboo and cane handicraft artisans, bamboo producers and entrepreneurs to register their names with Government-e-Marketplace (GeM) to get a better market.
He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2017 removed the tag of the tree from .
