MANITEX

MANIPUR: Manipur, the Jewel of India, is a tiny State located at the North-Eastern part of India, bordering Myanmar having a population of 2.84 million as per Census 2011 in an area of 22,327 sq.km. It is a multi-community State with the Hills populated by the tribal communities who are Christians and the Valley predominantly by the Meiteis who are mostly Hindus with pockets of Meitei Pangals who are Muslims. Geographically, the Valley lies in the centre of the State which constitutes about 10% of the area, while the outlying Hills constitute about 90% of the area. The capital city of Imphal has good air connectivity to the rest of the country having direct flight from Delhi. HANDLOOMS & HANDICRAFTS IN MANIPUR Manipur is a unique State having highest concentration of handloom weavers in the country as per National Handloom Census Report published in 2019. It has 2.12 lakh handloom weavers and 2.11 lakh looms. In similar manner, there are 2 lakh handicrafts artisans in Manipur. Thus,...