Chaupal Programme empowers artisans nationwide

Exam-focused facts from the 16 December 2025 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) under the Ministry of Textiles launched the nationwide rollout of the Chaupal Programme.
Chaupals will be established as permanent, district-level engagement platforms across 100 identified handicraft aspirational districts.
These platforms will serve as hubs for artisan enrolment, dissemination of information on government schemes, skill upgradation, and entrepreneurship development.