Patiala Handicraft Workshop Cooperative Industrial Society Ltd.

The Patiala Handicraft Workshop Cooperative Industrial Society Ltd (Society for rural women empowerment) has been registered under the society registration (Registration No.1637). TPHWCIS Ltd. operating from 23-09-1997. The Registered office at Phulkari Centre, VPO. Thuha, Tehsil Rajpura, Distt. Patiala (Pb.). It is a society which works for the empowerment of women and also for the revival of the languishing art of Punjab-Phulkari Embroidery. Society is also working on the Health issue of the women. Society aims at making rural women independent by creating craft centers. The society also offers courses to women of the weaker section and has trained more than 65,000 women, not only in Phulkari, but other vocations as well. At the training centers, women are not only trained to work but are made aware of their rights and are taught marketing skills.

Area Of Specialization / Implementing Agency

Revival of Phulkari Art, (Manufacturing Unit) Conducting Women Entrepreneur Development Programme (WEDP) / Rural Entrepreneur Development Programme (REDP), Supplier to Govt. Phulkari Emporium, participating in National/International Exhibitions, making Self-Help-Groups, Consultancy work related to Design Industry, Specialization/Guidance, Cluster development activities, Design work, working as Implementing agency, Training / awareness for Health Programme, Upliftment of Rural Technology, Conducting Training Programme on Food Processing, Training to rural people with the collaboration Govt. Departments, developing new concepts of various techniques for traditional designs as free hand sketches and drawing, production of new commercial design concepts, conducting workshop, upliftment of weaker section of local areas, commercial reproductions of Phulkari craft will help in raising demand in the national and international market, hence providing more work and employment to artisans of local market.

Training Program: Training Program to NIFT, NIIFT Pearl Fashion Academy, NIFD, Indian Institute of Craft and Design (A College of Design Management & Technology), Graphic Ear Hill University, World University of Design, Rai (Sonipat) Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Jhanjeri Mohali, Lovely University, Footwear design and development institute, NIIFT Mohali, IICD Jaipur.