State policy on the development of handicraft villages in vietnam

- Assessment of the status of state policy on the development of village handicrafts Vietnam today include: policy on planned villages, products in villages; policy on investment and cre

INTRODUCTION

1 The necessity of the research

Craft Village handicrafts play an important role in the economic

development of the local society and Vietnam economy Now, there are

about 3000 villages [58], including the village handicrafts accounted for

nearly 40% [2, p.8], attract about 13 million workers; 1.4 million

households engaged in manufacturing [15] Vietnam's rural population

accounts for over 70% of the villages have seen really important role in

attracting more jobs, maintain stable lives, creating higher income levels

from 2-4 times agricultural laborers More particularly, arts and crafts is a

group created huge value-added, effective high socio-economic Although

there has been a positive contribution to exports, the restructuring of the

rural economy, as well as many social and economic benefits others, but

the crafts village today still have many difficulties, not to promote their

potential To develop handicraft villages in Vietnam in terms of

international economic integration, businesses and individual households

can not be effectively implemented for production and business activities in

villages requires high community Moreover, the village is vulnerable

subjects, should be protected in this integration process Therefore,

government policies have an important role for the overall development of

villages and handicraft villages in particular and the improvement of state

policy on the development of handicraft villages of Vietnam is essential

and practical significance

From the above reasons, Candicate PhD chosen issue "State policy on

the development of handicraft villages in Vietnam " as doctoral thesis

2 The objectives of the research

Overall objective: research to improve public policy in developing

Vietnam handicrafts village

Specific objectives: (1) Clarify the concept, nature and role

development of villages and state policy for handicraft villages, creating a

theoretical framework for the thesis; (2) Assessment of the status of state

policy on the development of handicraft villages in Vietnam Thereby

indicates the achievements, limitations, and their causes;(3) Recommend

perspective, solutions to improve policies to develop handicraft village

Vietnam

To implement the research objectives, the thesis will answer the following questions:

1) The development of the handicraft villages in Vietnam in recent years like? What is the positive and negative? What are the causes?

2) What criteria to use to evaluate government policies to develop handicraft village today?

3) The state policy for development Vietnam handicrafts villages were applied in recent years is the policy? Status of the policy is evaluated like? 4) The views and orientations in order to improve policy development Vietnam handicrafts village is what?

5) The solutions and recommendations should be proposed to improve state policy on the development of handicraft villages in Vietnam in the coming time?

3 Object and scope of the research

3.1 Object of the research: theory and practice of public policy (the policy

of the central government) to develop handicraft village in Vietnam

3.2 Scope of the research

The content on research, focused mainly on evaluate and improve the content of the policy of the State (thesis not studied in depth the policy process), and also pay attention to the conditions for a system of policies promoting the beneficial effects for the development of handicraft villages

in Vietnam Focusing mainly on the following policies: policy on planned villages, products in villages; policy on investment and credit; policy on science, technology and environment; policy on human resources and policy on trade

Space and object survey, survey of handicrafts villages in the provinces /cities mainly in the North Surveying some sectors/products such as handicrafts typical: (1) ceramic art; (2) art wood; (3) lacquer; (4) rattan; (5) silk; (6) embroidery; (7) carved stone; (8) metal casting

About the study period, focusing on the state policy on the development of handicraft villages in Vietnam in the period from 2000 to present and forecasts to 2020

4 Research methodology

4.1 Approach: The thesis uses the method of dialectical materialism,

historical materialism and approach systems research methodologies throughout the thesis

4.2 Data collection method: The thesis used a combination of methods to

collect secondary data and primary research methods of quantitative and

qualitative research methods to get the information

4.3 Processing methods, data analysis: The thesis has used statistical

techniques and econometrics, SPSS software applications to process data

collected

5 The new contributions of the thesis

- Clarification of the factors affecting the development of the village, which

analyzes the role of public policy factors in the development of handicraft

villages

- Selection criteria for evaluating development policies handicrafts villages

including: transparency of policy, relevant of policy, stability/ sustainability

of policy, consistency of policy, effectiveness of policy and efficiency of

policy

- Assessment of the status of state policy on the development of village

handicrafts Vietnam today include: policy on planned villages, products in

villages; policy on investment and credit; policy on science, technology

and environment; human resources policy and trade policy The evaluation

based policy evaluation criteria and indicate achievements, limitations and

causes

- From the assessment of the above policies, the thesis proposes five

solutions in order to improve state policy to develop handicraft villages in

Vietnam, while providing the necessary conditions to improve the policy

system

6 Structure of the thesis

Besides the introduction, conclusion, list of references and appendices,

the thesis includes the following chapters:

- Chapter 1 Overview of research related to the topic

- Chapter 2 Background theory and practical experience related to state

policy to develop handicraft village

- Chapter 3 Situations of state policy to develop the handicraft villages in

Vietnam

- Chapter 4 The views and complete solution state policy to develop

handicraft village Vietnam up to 2020

CHAPTER 1 Overview of research related to the topic 1.1 Total research and development of village handicraft villages

Some national research have studied the the content related to the village and the village development include:

Assoc Prof Tran Van Chu - HCM National Political Academy completed research in 2004 - 2005 with the contents of "Developing markets for handicraft villages along the Red River Delta in the current period", analyzed the situation clearly consumer market products and solutions to market development; Tran Doan Kim (2002), "Marketing strategy for handicraft products of craft villages in Vietnam up to 2010", PhD thesis: stated to be the system of enterprise marketing strategy for handicraft goods; Tran Minh Yen (2003), "Development of traditional villages in rural Vietnam in the process of industrialization and modernization" (Institute of Economics), has evaluated the traditional craft villages in rural Vietnam, and on that basis determine the views and solutions to promote the development of traditional craft villages; thesis of Mai The Hon (2000) with The content "traditional village development during industrialization and modernization in coastal Hanoi" has analyzed the status of the development of traditional craft villages, which focuses on guidelines, policies and laws, capital market…; Trademarks mentioned in the "Brand of handicrafts and traditional arts" by Assoc Prof Nguyen Huu Khai (2006) analyzed the status item Vietnam handicrafts and focus on branding for this item; Content research on village characteristics are also presented in the book "Handicraft Villages North" by author Truong Minh Hang (2006) compiled; Bach Thi Lan Anh (2010), "Sustainable Development of the traditional villages in the northern key economic regions", PhD thesis (National Economics University) focused on the theoretical issues and practical on sustainable village development area north of the key economic regions

One of the research projects are invested and interested in the recent time is "planning study developed handicraft industry towards industrialization in rural Vietnam" funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA ) and the Ministry of Agriculture and rural Development in collaboration (2004) Content on workforce training in the village play an important role and has been presented in "Orientation

training for the labor force in the traditional village" by the Institute for

scientific research training (2010)

Besides the research in the country, a number of overseas studies have

also researched topics related to the development of villages such as "One

Village One Product" Morihiko Hiramatsu-Ministry of Economy, Trade

and Industry (Japan): stated goals and principles of implementation, the

results of the implementation of the movement "every village one product"

and its effects to the development of the village The other experience in

the development of the country villages such as China, Thailand, Japan,

India

1.2 Overview of research on state policy for village development and

village crafts

The domestic research According to the textbook "Socio-economic

policy", NEU, policy is understood in different meanings According to Le

Chi Mai (2001) and documentation of the National Academy of Public

Administration (2000), the construction of policy evaluation criteria

mentioned and focused on the following criteria: (i) towards targets

common development; (ii) create a strong incentive; (iii) in accordance

with the actual situation; (iv) feasibility; (v) the reasonableness; (vi)

effective for society

Some of the other topics mentioned policies related to village

development as research subjects "Some policies on rural industries

development" by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

chaired, was introduced policies of the Party and State on agricultural

modernization in rural areas 2001-2010 period and some specific policy

development of rural industries, development of villages Policy villages by

Nguyen Nhu Chung analysis of PhD thesis (NEU) with the topic "The

process of completing the development of policies to promote trade villages

in Bac Ninh province between 1997 and 2003 - situation experiences and

solutions " Reporting scientific research "Policy Research and

development solutions villages in Vietnam" (2012), The Institute of

Planning and design of agricultural - Ministry of Agriculture and Rural

Development, has studied the general status quo of development of

villages, the current policy of developing trade villages The research

project of the Institute for Policy and Strategic development of rural

agriculture - MARD is "Proposing policies and solutions to promote

public-private partnerships in the development of craft villages in the Red River Delta" (2013 ) has given a theoretical framework as well as the status implementation public-private partnership (PPP) in the development of the village

The abroad research Yared Awgichew works "Policy and Measures to Occupational villiages pratical in Ethiopia" - by Yared Awgichew, Agriculture Technology Transfer Expert, August 2010) reported the experience of the Government of Ethiopia in creating infrastructure, social services , investment planning to develop rural villages For policy research and policy evaluation, and related research including: Policy in the "Assess the impact of public policy: challenges, methods and results" by Jean - Pierre Cling, Mireille Razrfindrakoto Francois Roubaud -IRD-DIAL (2008) focused on the impact of public policy through the policy review; The study evaluated the impact of policies on the economy - society in general are discussed in detail in "Handbook on Impact Evaluation-Quantitative methods and practices" by Shahidur R.Khandker, Gayatri B.Koolwal, Hussain A Samad synthesis

1.3 Conclusions from literature review

First is the research content related to the village and solutions to develop craft villages Solutions such as market development, branding, marketing, training, career development planning to develop handicraft village Or a system solution development to village development is focused on deep in an area, certain provinces

Second is the content related to policy evaluation and policy villages Theoretical framework of policies, characteristics of policies and policy evaluation criteria are expressed in detail in the content of this study

CHAPTER 2 Background theory and practical experience related to

state policy to develop handicraft villages

2.1 Craft village and development of handicraft villages

2.1.1 Craft village and handicraft villages

2.1.1.1 Definition and classification of villages

Craft village is one or more residential areas, rural or residential

in a commune or township where the activities of rural industries, which

produce one or more different types of products

2.1.1.2 The role of arts and crafts village

- To create jobs, contribute to the development socio - economic rural

- Rural industrialization and development of non-agricultural occupations

- To preserve and develop traditional occupations

- Contribute to the effective use of resources in manufacturing, engineering,

worker skills or job transfer

- Creating a workforce capable of adapting to the process of modernization

of agriculture and rural development

2.1.2 Development of handicraft villages

2.1.2.1 Definition

Development of village is the increase in both quantity and quality, the

organizational structure of the villages from low level to high level

reflected in the expansion of production scale, the increase in the

contribution budget and per capita income, ensuring social security and

environmental protection villages

2.1.2.2 Evaluation criteria developed handicraft village

- Indicators of economic sectors

- Indicators of social sector

- Indicators of environmental

2.1.2.3 Factors affecting the development of handicraft village

- Subjective factors including: level of equipped technical facilities, capital

and financial capacity, the number and qualifications of employees, level of

organization and management, operations marketitng

- Objective factors include: legal and political, economic - technological,

population - natural and cultural - social

2.2 State policy on the development of handicraft village - the basic

theoretical

2.2.1 The definition and role of government policy in developing

handicraft villages

2.2.1.1 Definition

State policy on the development of handicraft village are understood as

follows: the state policy on the development of village handicrafts are

overall views, thoughts, solutions and tools that the state uses to impact on handicrafts villages to grow in number and growth of economies of scale and logical structure to efficiently use all resources in the villages, creating jobs, improving incomes and improving people who live and perform certain goal oriented overall objectives of the country

2.2.1.1 The role of state policy on the development of handicraft village

- Orientation and regulate the activities of the village

- Stimulating the development of trade villages

- Creating a favorable business environment for the development of villages

2.2.2 System of state policy on the development of handicraft village

Policy on the development of handicraft village is system policies closely ties together, as a system of policies on agricultural development and rural (including village) as: policy on planned villages, products in villages; policy on investment and credit; policy on science, technology and environment; policy on human resources and policy on trade

2.2.3 Criteria for evaluating government policy in developing handicraft villages

To be consistent with the assessment of state policy on the development of village handicrafts, the author focuses on a number of criteria such as: transparency of policy, relevant of policy, stability/ sustainability of policy, consistency of policy, effectiveness of policy and efficiency of policy

2.3 These factors influence state policy on the development of handicraft villages

- The human element construction and implementation of policies

- Elements of the organizational structure of the building and policy implementation

- Elements of resources invested in the construction and implementation of policies

- Factor of administrative institutions, measures to control policy implementation and policy evaluation

2.4 Experience in public policy development in villages and lessons for Vietnam

- First, the policy of developing the villages associated with modernization

of the countryside

- Second, respect the training and retraining of personnel

- Third, a policy of financial support for the village

- Fourth, the encourage to create a combination of travel companies with traditional villages

CHAPTER 3 Situations of state policy to develop the handicraft

villages in Vietnam

3.1 Overview of the development of Vietnam handicrafts villages last

time

3.1.1 An overview

There are over 2900 villages / craft villages, including the village

handicrafts accounted for nearly 40% of the total villages

3.1.2 Achievements and limitations and cause in the development of

villages

3.1.2.1 The achievements

- First, create jobs contributing to economic restructuring

- Second, to preserve and promote the cultural values of the long tradition

and originality of each locality

- Third, the development of trade and tourism

3.1.2.2 The limitations

- First, businesses in villages are largely small scale

- Second, a large part of the craft in the village today is a simple job

Products created with low economic value, lacking of key items

- Third, the limited of capital of households and establishments rural

industries

- Fourth, the pollution in craft villages is very serious

- Fifth, workers at the village is more limited in education, the majority did

not pass basic training so difficult to absorb new technologies

- Sixth, the preservation of traditional culture of the villages have not been

focused and interested

- Seventh, lack of information on market

3.1.2.3 The cause of the limitations

- Formed mostly spontaneous, unplanned oriented state

- The management of the state for the village is limited, the forecast of

development of villages virtually none

- The policies and regulations of the State are now often no or only

indirectly related to the village

3.2 Situations of state policy systems in developing Vietnam handicraft

villages

3.2.1 An overview of government policy on the development of

handicraft villages in Vietnam

Some basic policies: policy on planned villages, products in villages;

policy on investment and credit; policy on science, technology and

environment; policy on human resources and policy on trade

3.2.1 Status of department policy development of Vietnam handicraft villages

3.2.2.1 Policy on planned villages, products in villages

* About recognizable content, the text of the policy

Table 3:11: Review the knowledge content of policy on planned villages, products in villages

Contents

Percentage of firms interested

or know the contents (%)

Policy planning and development of

Conservation programs, development of craft villages including traditional villages, villages with tourism

Funding support relocation, rent incentives and land use on the location of planning 56,60 43,40 Businesses to invest in the village will be

* Evaluation of policy on planned villages, products in villages based on criteria

Table 3.12: Evaluating policy on planned villages, products in villages

Statistics

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Figure 3.2: Chart evaluating policy on planned villages, products in villages

Source: [Result of survey]

* Evaluating the satisfication of policy

Table 3.14: Evaluating the satisfication of policy on planned villages, products

in villages

Source: [Result of survey]

The general assessment of the level of satisfaction of the village

planning policies are shown in table above shows that the level of

satisfaction of this policy is assessed at a lower level, the point is 2,38

(Mean 2,38) The percentage of "completely dissatisfied", "dissatisfied" or

"normal" of this policy is quite high, about 95%; number of enterprises

"satisfied" very low percentage (about 2.8%) This shows, village planning

policy is inadequate and has not been appreciated enterprises

3.2.2.2 Policy on investment and credit

* About recognizable content, the text of the policy

Table 3.15: Review the knowledge content of policy on investment and credit

Contents

Percentage of firms interested

or know the contents (%)

Field of handicrafts and village are funded

Investment incentives, guaranteed loans at

credit institutions and policy beneficiaries of

investment credit of the state

Credit policy for businesses in the village to

Enterprises invest in the village will be

supported: training human resources, market

development, applied science and technology,

transport charges

* Evaluation of policy on investment and credit based on criteria

Table 3.16: Evaluating policy on investment and credit

Statistics

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Figure 3.3: Chart evaluating policy on investment and credit

Source: [Result of survey]

* Evaluating the satisfication of policy

Table 3.18: Evaluating the satisfication of policy on investment and credit

Source: [Result of survey]

Overall, satisfaction levels of investment credit policies were evaluated

at an average of 2.92 (Mean 2.92) That shows businesses surveyed rated the satisfaction of this policy is below normal (rated "dissatisfied" occupy

29.2%, "normal" accounted for 41.5% and no businesses "Completely

satisfied" with this policy)

3.2.2.3 Policy on science, technology and environment

* About recognizable content, the text of the policy

Table 3.19: Review the knowledge content of Policy on science, technology and

environment

Contents

Percentage of firms interested or know the contents (%)

The program supports the application and transfer of science

and technology for socio-economic development in rural

and mountainous areas in 2011-2015

4,.45 57,55

Fund established to support scientific and technological

research applied science and technology advances,

technology transfer

37,74 62,26

Financial support and technology transfer waste treatment,

Financial support for research, technological innovation to

improve productivity, enhance product value 66,04 33,96

Support application of new technologies, new materials,

Support for science and technology activities to develop

Support investment, infrastructure construction and

Funding support for science and technology in order to

Technological innovation and application of techniques to

Communication and education, raise awareness about the

* Evaluation of policy on science, technology and environment based on criteria

Table 3.20: Evaluating policy on science, technology and environment

Statistics

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of policy

Relevant

of policy

Consistency

of policy

Stability

of policy

Effectiveness

of policy

Efficiency

of policy

Figure 3.4: Chart evaluating policy on science, technology and environment

Source: [Result of survey]

* Evaluating the satisfication of policy

Table 3.22: Evaluating the satisfication of policy on science, technology and environment

Source: [Result of survey]

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The general assessment of the level of satisfaction of Science,

Technology and Environmental Policy is shown in the table above shows

that the level of satisfaction of this policy is assessed at low level, with an

average score of 2.7 (Mean 2.7) The percentage of "completely

dissatisfied", "dissatisfied" or "normal" policy occupies quite high, about

85%; number of enterprises "satisfied" low proportion (approximately

14.2%) This suggests that policies on Science, Technology and

Environment is not appreciated

3.2.2.4 Policy on human resources

* About recognizable content, the text of the policy

Table 3.23: Review the knowledge content of Policy on human resources

Contents

Percentage of firms interested or know the contents (%)

Financial support for training, job transfer, open

Support for vocational training for students 92,45 7,55

Development of teachers, training managers and

Development of the network of vocational training

Support investment in the development of

vocational secondary schools in the province have

many handicrafts villages

Support for investment in infrastructure,

equipment for vocational training centers for

workers from other provinces

Artisans are organized directly handing

and tuition revenue, are exempt from taxes

vocational

Encourage artisans, cooperatives, organizations

and associations

open class handing, vocational training for

workers

State policies to honor the artisans, skilled

workers have the training, preserving artisans and

handing

Source: [Result of survey]

* Evaluation of policy on human resources based on criteria

Table 3.24: Evaluating policy on human resources

Statistics

Transparency

of policy

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of policy

Consistency

of policy

Stability

of policy

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Figure 3.4: Chart evaluating policy on human resources

Source: [Result of survey]

* Evaluating the satisfication of policy

Table 3.26: Evaluating the satisfication of policy on human resources

In general, satisfaction of this policy is appreciated, at the level of an average score of 3.28 (Mean 3.28) Businesses surveyed feel "satisfied" or

"normal" in this policy (80%); number of businesses "not satisfied" low proportion (approximately 12.3%) This suggests that policies of human

resources are interested in business and policy actually went into

production and business activities in the village

3.2.2.5 Policy on trade

* About recognizable content, the text of the policy

Table 3.27: Review the knowledge content of policy on trade

Contents

Percentage of firms interested or know the contents (%)

Rural commercial development in

Increase knowledge of trade for chairman of

Training and knowledge of trade for

Financial support for trade promotion

Financial support for trade promotion

* Evaluation of policy on trade based on criteria

Statistics

Transparency

of policy

Relevant

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Consistency

of policy

Stability

of policy

Effectiveness

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Efficiency

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Figure 3.6: Chart evaluating policy on trade

Source: [Result of survey]

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* Evaluating the satisfication of policy

Table 3.30: Evaluating the satisfication of policy on trade

The general assessment of the satisfaction level of trade policy in the table above shows: Satisfaction of this policy is assessed at a high level, with an average score of 3.45 Overall, the surveyed enterprises "satisfied" and "completely satisfied" in this policy (about 56%) That shows, trade policy plays an important role for the development of handicrafts villages, are now really interested and appreciated

3.3 General assessment of system state policy on the development of Vietnam handicrafts villages

3.3.1 Positive, progressive

- First, the formulation and promulgation and enforcement of the legal documents, policies have created a legal framework for village activities and development

- Second, the planning of villages and products of the villages has been focused, provide the basis for village operations and development,

in order to develop the strength, specific characteristics of the village

- Third, the policy department in different areas each have many practical solutions for the development of villages such as investment, credit, Science Technology and Environment, human resources, commercial market

- Fourth, there is the interest and support of many ministries in formulating and implementing policies in developing trade villages

- Fifth, the survey results, a number of policy criteria to be appreciated through each different policies

3.3.2 The limitations and weaknesses

- First, the state's policy villages for missing, incomplete

- Second, the documents specified, the relevant procedural guidelines

have not materialized, forms; policy documents lack convincing, there are

clearances

- Third, a number of village development policies in different fields is

problematic gaps

- Fourth, some criteria are many limitations, not highly evaluated

through surveys

3.3.3 Cause

3.3.3.1 The cause of the policy itself

- For planning policies villages, the villages: The materials for the village

has not been focused in the overall planning strategy; Planning the village

in the direction of each village a profession based on the experiences of

Japan and other countries are not really effective; Strategic planning is not

holistic lead to the development of the village spontaneous and should

cause environmental pollution villages today

- For policy investment and credit policy: Mechanisms to attract and

mobilize funds for development of villages is not really effective;

Procedures for loans from banks, credit providers today are more

troublesome, time-consuming; Policy on interest rates, credit incentives

have not really encourage investors to join

- For science policy, technology and the environment: Support for scientific

research and technological application of new technologies for the

production of handicrafts villages is limited; The management, direction

and administration of environmental protection work in the village is

inadequate; The system of legal documents on environmental protection for

villages lacking, inconsistent and overlapping Writing system, although

relatively slow, but progress issued

- For human resource policies: The policy on the management of labor

resources in the villages is inadequate, the labor situation in the village

unwillingness of occupation, labor shortages stable; Policy for artisans also

formal, not real artists are respected, not rational treatment

- For trade policy: The support and provide trade information market is

limited, not updated regularly; Support for the development of the domestic

market, to encourage domestic consumption has not really focused; Policy

on expanding tourism market with the development of villages ineffective;

Promotion policy for the export market has not been interested

3.3.3.1 The cause of the conditions to ensure

- The staff build and implement organizational policies

- The apparatus constructed and organized policy implementation

- The resources for the formulation and implementation of policies

- Sanctions and measures to control the formulation and implementation of policies

Chapter 4 The views and solutions to improve state policy to develop villages handicraft village Vietnam up to 2020

4.1 Views on the development of Vietnam handicrafts villages

- Policy on the development of handicrafts villages attached to the planning

of the input, output, infrastructure, with the successor to plan local economic development

- Policy on the development of handicrafts villages must be associated with the development of agricultural production; associated with the characteristics and natural conditions, the level of socio-economic development and infrastructure of each locality

- Policy on the development of handicrafts villages and rural services is the driving force to reduce poverty, create jobs and stabilize the lives of local people

- Policy on the development of handicrafts villages must be associated with the preservation and development of national cultural identity; preserve and maintain the cultural heritage of the local tradition; must be associated with the development of tourism, attracting tourists from home and abroad come

to the village and use the products and services of the village

- Science and technology policy to develop handicrafts villages must focus

on combining traditional know-how with the application of advanced science and technology

- Policy on the development of handicrafts villages must be associated with the protection and handling of environmental pollution

- Policy on the development of handicrafts villages must be linked to clear division of functions and tasks of state management of the concerned agencies