SRINAGAR, June 25 -- The Department of Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir, has received the prestigious SKOCH Award for its GI QR Code Management System, a technology-driven initiative aimed at strengthening authenticity, quality assurance and market credibility of Kashmir's traditional handicrafts.
The award recognises the department's innovative use of technology through the Pashmina Testing and Quality Certification Centre (PTQCC) at the Craft Development Institute (CDI) and the NABL-accredited Carpet Testing Laboratory at the Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT), Srinagar.
According to a departmental spokesperson, the GI QR Code Management System is among the country's first comprehensive QR code-based Geographical Indication (...