Overview
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his Mann Ki Baat address to spotlight the crochet lace craft from Narsapuram in Andhra Pradesh.
- He noted that the craft holds a Geographical Indication tag and now spans more than 500 products.
- Modi said the activity provides livelihoods to nearly one lakh women across roughly 250 villages.
- He credited generations of women with preserving and refining the lace tradition.
- Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu thanked the Prime Minister on X and reiterated ongoing state support for artisans, with no new measures announced.