Hindustan Zinc trains women in villages of Rajasthan to make designer garments. They are been equipped with skills like embroidery work and trained in intricacies. These women make garments like saris, salwar kurtas, kurtis and kaftans. They are given guidance by stylists.

Hindustan Zinc has been engaged in empowerment of rural and tribal women of Rajasthan since 2006 through formation of self-help-groups. The project has developed product-based clusters to strengthen the social and economic conditions of these women. Clusters of fashion garments, school uniforms, home furnishing, candle making, spices, floor mats, pickle, papad and paper craft have already been developed that have been successful in bringing sustainable empowerment to hundreds of these rural and tribal women.

The company’s focus is to develop a hub of artisans who can help fashion designers from across the country, fashion students and other fashion experts. It is not easy to find such a hub of talent especially in one place and this is expected to be useful for the fashion industry. With this cluster, Hindustan Zinc is aiming to create a sustainable employment for these women. And this is also expected to encourage thousands of rural women to take up this creative art.

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