Over Rs 1000 crore approved for handloom weavers
Updated: Feb 18, 2014 05:46:09pm
New Delhi, Feb 18 (KNN) As part of the revival, reform and restructuring (RRR) package the government has approved financial assistance to the tune of Rs 1019 crore of which Rs 741 crore has already been released to support 31 apex, 8805 primary cooperatives, 50,500 individual weavers and 5462 SHGs (self-help groups).
In addition, “The Banks have sanctioned concessional credit around Rs 325 crore to 1.13 lakh weavers. Further, to provide yarn at subsidized price for the handlooms, the Government of India also announced 10 per cent price subsidy on woollen yarn in addition to the cotton and domestic silk yarn already available, 170 lakh kgs yarn worth Rs. 500 crores has been supplied during current year till 24th January, 2014,” said an official notification from the Ministry of Textiles.
These details were conveyed during the first meeting of the reconstituted All India Handloom Board held here under the chairmanship of Union Minister of Textiles, K S Rao yesterday.
Addressing the members of the board, the Minister said that the Government of India has been following a policy of promoting and encouraging the handloom sector through a number of programmes and schemes.
“The Government is committed to help handloom weavers to meet the challenges of globalization and modernization. The initiatives of the Government cover all aspects of production and raw material supply, design and technical assistance, training and skill up-gradation, marketing and welfare so that the weaver gets self-sustainable employment,” he said.
He spoke at length about the government’s initiatives for the welfare and development of the weavers and Handloom sector.
“Notable schemes which were initiated in the recent past are revival reform and restructuring package for the Handloom sector aiming to waive the outstanding loans of individual weavers and cooperative societies, to provide concessional credit to the weavers and also to provide 10 per cent yarn subsidy to the Handloom weavers,” he said.
According to him, the government has so far also sanctioned six mega handloom clusters.
“Each mega cluster is provided with Rs 70 crore Government of India fund for the overall development of the weavers. During the XII Plan, Government of India will provide health insurance to the handloom weavers on the pattern of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) of Ministry of Labour and Employment, with enhanced insurance coverage of Rs. 37,500 from Rs. 15,000 per weaver family of five members covering both, OPD and IPD facility,” he explained.
Significantly, the Government is also providing designers in the clusters to provide design and colour trends, commensurate with the market requirement for both, domestic and international markets so that innovative handloom products with new designs are developed.
More than 50 members attending the meeting offering suggestions such as the need to provide additional assistance to the handloom sector to attract younger generations to the skilful art. The Minister also announced a scheme for awarding young weavers. (KNN/ES)
In addition, “The Banks have sanctioned concessional credit around Rs 325 crore to 1.13 lakh weavers. Further, to provide yarn at subsidized price for the handlooms, the Government of India also announced 10 per cent price subsidy on woollen yarn in addition to the cotton and domestic silk yarn already available, 170 lakh kgs yarn worth Rs. 500 crores has been supplied during current year till 24th January, 2014,” said an official notification from the Ministry of Textiles.
These details were conveyed during the first meeting of the reconstituted All India Handloom Board held here under the chairmanship of Union Minister of Textiles, K S Rao yesterday.
Addressing the members of the board, the Minister said that the Government of India has been following a policy of promoting and encouraging the handloom sector through a number of programmes and schemes.
“The Government is committed to help handloom weavers to meet the challenges of globalization and modernization. The initiatives of the Government cover all aspects of production and raw material supply, design and technical assistance, training and skill up-gradation, marketing and welfare so that the weaver gets self-sustainable employment,” he said.
He spoke at length about the government’s initiatives for the welfare and development of the weavers and Handloom sector.
“Notable schemes which were initiated in the recent past are revival reform and restructuring package for the Handloom sector aiming to waive the outstanding loans of individual weavers and cooperative societies, to provide concessional credit to the weavers and also to provide 10 per cent yarn subsidy to the Handloom weavers,” he said.
According to him, the government has so far also sanctioned six mega handloom clusters.
“Each mega cluster is provided with Rs 70 crore Government of India fund for the overall development of the weavers. During the XII Plan, Government of India will provide health insurance to the handloom weavers on the pattern of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) of Ministry of Labour and Employment, with enhanced insurance coverage of Rs. 37,500 from Rs. 15,000 per weaver family of five members covering both, OPD and IPD facility,” he explained.
Significantly, the Government is also providing designers in the clusters to provide design and colour trends, commensurate with the market requirement for both, domestic and international markets so that innovative handloom products with new designs are developed.
More than 50 members attending the meeting offering suggestions such as the need to provide additional assistance to the handloom sector to attract younger generations to the skilful art. The Minister also announced a scheme for awarding young weavers. (KNN/ES)
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