Which ministry organises Shilp Samagam Mela through its three national corporations?
- A.Ministry of Textiles
- B.Ministry of Culture
- C.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
- D.Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The mela is that ministry's marketing-support platform for artisans and beneficiaries linked to its three national corporations, namely the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation, the National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation and the National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation, known by the short forms NSFDC, NSKFDC and NBCFDC. Its purpose is to let artisans from the Scheduled Castes, the Other Backward Classes, Safai Mitras and the Denotified Tribes sell directly to visitors and widen the market they reach, under the principle of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas'. Option A, the Ministry of Textiles, is the strongest distractor because handloom and handicraft work falls in its sector, but it does not run this mela. Option B, the Ministry of Culture, handles heritage and the arts rather than this livelihood platform. Option D is wrong because the corporations named above do not sit under the MSME ministry.
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Practice Questions
In which city is the second edition of Shilp Samagam Mela 2026 being held?
- A.Mysuru
- B.Guwahati
- C.Jodhpur
- D.Lucknow
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The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment announced that the eight-day Shilp Samagam Mela 2026 would begin in Guwahati, the capital of Assam, running until Wednesday, 28 October, with the venue at Farm Gate in Khanapara and visiting hours from 11 in the morning to 9 at night.
Read the full explanation →BHARAT-TULIP, the initiative promoted at Shilp Samagam Mela 2026, stands for which of the following?
- A.Traditional Artisans' Upliftment Livelihood Programme
- B.Tribal Upliftment and Local Industry Promotion
- C.Textile Units' Livelihood Improvement Plan
- D.Traditional Unified Loom Investment Programme
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The ministry described BHARAT-TULIP as a key focus of the Guwahati mela, an initiative that takes the products of artisans from the target groups to buyers through physical outlets as well as e-commerce platforms.
Read the full explanation →Since which year has the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment been organising Shilp Samagam Melas?
- A.2015
- B.2019
- C.2022
- D.2024
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The Ministry has been holding these fairs since that year, and 13 of them have taken place so far, carrying the goods of 975 artisans to buyers.
Read the full explanation →BHARAT TULIP, launched by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, stands for which programme?
- A.Traditional Artisans’ Upliftment Livelihood Programme
- B.Tribal Upliftment and Local Industry Promotion
- C.Textile Units for Livelihood Improvement Programme
- D.Traditional Utility and Local Investment Plan
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BHARAT TULIP is the brand under which the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment offers goods made by its target groups on digital platforms in India and abroad, so that a craft worker reaches buyers far beyond a fairground.
Read the full explanation →How many of the 83 stalls at the Shilp Samagam Mela 2026 in Mysuru were allotted to artisans?
- A.60
- B.75
- C.80
- D.83, all of them
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The fair put up 83 stalls in all and 80 of them went to artisans, while the rest included food counters that served traditional dishes to visitors.
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