♦ Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar inagurated the ‘Shilp Samagam Mela 2024’ at Dilli Haat, New Delhi.

♦ The event is being organized by the Corporations under the Ministry - National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC), National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCDFC), and National Safai Karmachari Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC).

♦ Virendra Kumar also launched ‘TULIP’ (Traditional Artisans' Upliftment Livelihood Programme). The goal of TULIP is to empower marginalized artisans by providing them with a platform for global exposure and sales of their products through e-marketing. Under the TULIP brand, artisans from Scheduled Castes (SC), Other Backward Classes (OBC), sanitation workers, and persons with disabilities will have an e-platform to market their products.