Craft: Bead Work
Cluster : Tankara
Taluka: Morbi
District: Rajkot

The  village
Under this project 150 BPL beneficiaries are selected from Tankara, Nana Khijadiya of Rajkot  district. This cluster is located at about 30 K.M. From Rajkot on Morbi road. The BPL Beneficiaries are producing products like Torans, Wall Hangings, for Home decoration & Breslates, Necklaces, etc. The craft is known as Bead work (Moti kam). 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 Bead  work in order to suit market demand & to make it attractive to increase sales and to encourage handicraft workers.