Nine-day Shilp Samagam Mela at Mysuru closes with 83 stalls and artisans from twelve States and Union Territories

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Nine-day Shilp Samagam Mela at Mysuru closes with 83 stalls and artisans from twelve States and Union Territories

20 October 2026

The nine-day Shilp Samagam Mela 2026 of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment concluded at the Dasara Exhibition Grounds in Mysuru, Karnataka.
The mela had 83 stalls, of which 80 were allotted to artisans, including 37 women artisans.
Artisans came from twelve States and Union Territories: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, Puducherry, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.
Artisans were given free stalls along with travel, daily allowance, transport of goods and meals.
The Ministry has held these fairs since 2022, and 975 artisans have benefited from thirteen such fairs so far.
Mysuru was the first Shilp Samagam Mela of the financial year 2026-27, and further fairs are planned at Guwahati, Dilli Haat in New Delhi, Jodhpur and Lucknow.

Stalls: 83, of which 80 for artisans Women artisans: 37 Artisans benefited so far: 975 across thirteen fairs

Why it matters for exams: Stall counts, State counts and the cumulative beneficiary figure are all askable from this release.

Kerala PSCUPSC

20 October 2026 Source: Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

In plain words

NSKFDC National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation — One of the corporations under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment that supports target-group artisans.