Craft: Hand Embroidery
Cluster : Dayapar
Taluka: Lakhpat
District: Kutch

The  village
Under this project 150 BPL beneficiaries are selected from Dayapar, Gaduli, Sayan, Bitiyari, Matana madh of Kutch district. This cluster is located at the border side from Lakhpat taluka. It is about 50 K.M. From Lakhpat. The BPL Beneficiaries are producing products like Hand Embroidery on Various Dresses, Pillow covers, Mobile covers, table clothes, curtails etc.  The craft is known as Rabari Bharat. Normally livelihood of these BPL Beneficiaries depends on this craft. Gujarat Rural Industries Marketing Corporation ltd – Gandhinagar, with the support of Ministry of Rural Development (Government of India) – New Delhi and Commissionerate of Rural Development – Gujarat State given training to workers at the cluster through National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) – Gandhinagar, a premier Design Institute of Asia. Thus basic changes are made in present traditional work of Hand Embroidery in order to suit market demand & to make it attractive to increase sales and to encourage handicraft workers.