Aiming to promote and encourage the local clay artisans and create maximum employment opportunities in Uttar Pradesh, the Common Facility Centres set up by Mati Kala Board of Khadi Gramodyog department are proving to be an efficient tool to give every facility under one roof.

In this regard, the CFC of Pilibhit, which has become operational now, is an example. The families associated with the local clay artisans committee are producing tea kulhads, lassi/milk glasses, cups for curd , ras malai katori among others in these centres.

Through the Mati Kala Board, the Yogi Adityanath government decided to set up these CFCs in all divisional headquarters of the state. Under this scheme, land was approved in Pilibhit, Rampur, Firozabad, Kannauj and Barabanki for establishing the centres.

The Pilibhit centre has already been made functional while CFCs of Kannauj and Firozabad will also start soon. The Rampur and Barabanki centres are also ready with all the facilities under one roof. The administration has completed the electrical connection work and the work of installation of machine/equipment and construction of the furnace will start soon.

The total cost of each CFC centre comes around Rs 12.5 lakh. Out of this, the UP government will bear Rs 10 lakh and the Remaining 2.5 lakh will be given by the committee of artisans. The land for the centres will be also given by the Society or committee. If the land is not available with the committee, then the government will provide the land. Each CFC will have modern equipment like gas powered kilns, pugmills, electric potter chalks, plungers, jigger -jolly among others for clay preparation and processing.