Traditional Crafts

PM Vishwakarma Scheme: Are CSR Funds Plugging Implementation Gaps?

Launched in September 2023 with a ₹13,000 crore outlay, PM Vishwakarma aims to formalise and upgrade India's 18 traditional artisan communities. As the scheme scales, corporate CSR programmes are quietly stepping in to address last-mile training, tooling, and digital-onboarding challenges that government machinery alone has struggled to resolve.