The primary objective is to create better employment opportunities and enhance the livelihood of the rural poor.

Applications are accepted in July, and advertisements are published in local dailies during the same month.

Training commencement is scheduled for December.

The training period is 6 months.

Trainees will receive a stipend of ₹1500 per month.

Master craftspersons receive an honorarium of ₹300 per trainee (up to ₹3000 per month) and ₹150 per trainee per month for raw material wastage (up to ₹1500 per month).

Soapstone carving, Pith Craft, Tapestry, Wood carving, Bronze Icon, Serpentine stone carving, Terracotta, and many others.

Applicants should be between 18 and 35 years of age and native of the Union Territory of Puducherry or continuous residents for the past three years.

They can access it at https://dic.py.gov.in/sites/default/files/citizencharter.pdf.

The Grievance Redressal mechanism is available at https://industry.py.gov.in/grievance-redressal-mechanism.

Master craftspersons receive ₹150 per trainee per month for raw material wastage (up to ₹1500 per month).