Srinagar, Aug. 14 -- With nearly 5 lakh artisans and weavers now registered and handicraft exports running in billions, Jammu & Kashmir is steadily expanding the institutional and market ecosystem around its traditional crafts, with Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today taking stock of the initiatives underway to further consolidate this momentum across the Union Territory. The review meeting was attended by Commissioner Secretary, Industries & Commerce; Director, Industries, Jammu; Director, Handicrafts & Handloom, Kashmir/Jammu; Managing Director, J&K Handicrafts & Handloom Corporation (JKHHMC); and senior representatives of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Srinagar, Craft Development Institute (CDI) and Indian Institu...