Creating large and integrated workshops in South Khorasan for the prosperity of handicrafts

According to Aria Heritage report, citing the public relations of the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of South Khorasan, Hadi Shahvardi, in this meeting that was held on Tuesday evening, August 18, 1401, while presenting a report of the most important measures taken in the collection, said: “Establishing collective and large handicraft workshops with investment and The support of the private sector will ensure that the artisans and artisans of the province will not suffer losses in the supply and sale of their products and will not be affected by the market turbulence.

Director General of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of South Khorasan added: “In order to better organize handicrafts in the cities of the province, in the planning carried out in each of the eleven cities of the province, the number of three indicator fields has been determined, and planning to support and support handicrafts and working artists based on These key fields will be carried out.”

Shahvardi Babian stated that at the beginning of his tenure in this position, the technical office and special facilities department for tourism and handicraft projects were activated in the General Administration: “After the establishment of these two units, all matters related to contracts, issuing permits and monitoring the process of granting facilities And… it will be done through these channels, and parallel work in the collection will be prevented, and the return will not be delayed.”

He said: “South Khorasan province has been ranked 4th in the country in terms of payment of facilities in the field of handicrafts, and in this sector, 25 billion tomans of facilities have been injected into the field of handicrafts.”

The Director General of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of South Khorasan pointed to the urban historical contexts of the province and said: “Expansion and integrity, preservation of historical authenticity, use of local materials, complete coordination of the context with the harsh desert climate are the main indicators of the historical urban contexts of South Khorasan province, especially in the cities It is Khosuf, Birjand and Beshroi that even has the potential to be globalized.

Shahvardi continued: “South Khorasan province has good capacities and potentials in the field of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts, and in the field of tourism, we should seek to increase capacities and key and sensitive points for income generation, employment and economic prosperity of local communities.”

He added: “Necessary infrastructure should be provided in the province, including in the fields of pilgrimage and medical tourism.”

The Director General of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of South Khorasan continued to complain about some governors of the province who did not have proper support in allocating credit to the three areas and asked the people’s representative in the Islamic Council for assistance in this regard.

Shahvardi also considered the non-cooperation of private banks in the issue of payment of facilities to the applicants of tourism and handicraft projects of the province as a major challenge and demanded the follow-up of the representative of the people in this regard.

Hossein Khosravi Esfazar, the representative of the people of Birjand Khosf and Madhim in the Islamic Council, said in this meeting: “Our effort is to attract investors in the field of tourism, and in this field, all institutions should try to remove the obstacles facing investors.”

Khosravi Esfazar considered the transportation issue to be the most important investment challenge in the province and stated: “As long as the issue of rail and air transportation is not organized in the province, investors will not be willing to invest in the province.”

He said: “Establishing a permanent and seasonal market, holding an exhibition, and holding handicraft training classes for free should be done more than before to support and promote handicrafts in the province, and these supports can become the basis for the prosperity of the productions of the activists in the handicraft sector and employment opportunities. create a new one in this field at the province level.

The representative of the people of Birjand Khosef and Madhim in the Islamic Council continued: “Historical and magnificent monuments in the cities of the province are a valuable heritage that belongs to all the people of Iran, and for their preservation and restoration, as the people’s representative in the Islamic Council, we are pursuing special credit.” “

Khosravi Esfazar added: “At the first opportunity, we will meet the Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts together with the governor and the assembly of representatives of the province and follow up on the important issues of the province in the three areas at the national level.”