<span style="color: #222222;">The Ministry of Textiles has launched a campaign Local for Diwali. Textile Minister Smriti Irani has appealed to the people to celebrate Diwali by buying and gifting local textiles and handicraft items to support local weavers and artisans.<br />'' <br />'' She appealed to people to take a picture of their favourite article like clothing or a handicraft product and tag the person you purchase it from and go #Local4Diwali. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged the citizens to use Indian handicrafts and also communicate to more and more people about them.</span><br />'' <br />''