Digital Cottage Hub for Empowering Artisans, Fostering Connectivity, and Promoting ‘Make in India’

Aims to redefine the landscape of the cottage industry with an innovative social web application designed to simplify the exchange of handcrafted items. At its heart, the platform aims to bridge the gap between producers and customers by providing a thriving marketplace for one-of-a-kind, handcrafted things. With a focus on encouraging job possibilities, particularly for women, the application corresponds with the wider purpose of supporting “women empowerment” and contributing to national efforts such as “Make in India.”The system study highlights the existing holes in present systems, emphasizing the necessity for a complete platform tailored exclusively to the cottage sector. An architecture diagram and extensive use case overviews for customers, producers, and administrators are included in the system design. Implementation specifics include login, identity, purchasing, and administrative operations, among others. The initiative aims to promote not just economic activity in the cottage industry, but also social issues like as empowering women and inclusive employment. The dedication to ongoing development is obvious in the plans for the future, which include tightening security measures, notably for online financial transactions. Finally, the social web application aspires to build a dynamic and safe digital area for artisans, producers, and customers, therefore leaving a lasting impression on the cottage industry in the age of technology. The chatbot is implemented using the rasa open-source framework along with the digital platform. The results of the chatbot are discussed in detail in the results and discussion section.