ENA Sectors 2024-01-12 16:16:23 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Bengaluru, Jan 12 (KNN)</strong> The National Handloom Fair 'Harshakala,' organised by the Union Ministry of Textiles, the Karnataka Department of Handlooms and Textiles, and the Cauvery Handlooms in Bengaluru, is set to continue until January 24.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Buyers can enjoy a 10 to 20 per cent rebate during this period. The fair, hosted at the Kassia Udyog Bhavan in the city, features a diverse array of handloom products with a hundred stalls, including 60 from other states, as reported by DH.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">During the inauguration on Thursday, C N Shridhar, Commissioner for Textile Development and Director, Department of Handlooms and Textiles, highlighted that the fair would feature diverse traditional products.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Handloom associations from different districts and states will showcase various traditional and Geographical Indication (GI)-tagged items. These include Molakalmuru silk sarees, Ilkal saris, Udupi saris, Guledgudda Khana, and Kallur silk saris, along with woollen blankets, quilts, and special products from across the country, all available for sale.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Shridhar stated, The demand for naturally woven handloom products is decreasing these days as people are drawn towards mechanised products, which is putting weavers in a very difficult situation.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Hence, we must direct our interests to purchase as many handloom products as we can to save weavers from hardship, he emphasised.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">He emphasised that the state acknowledges and honors accomplished and talented weavers. Funds have been released to provide quality education for 3,873 children of weavers.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Additionally, through the 'Nekar Samman' program, 42,968 handloom weavers have been able to receive Rs 5,000 per annum under the direct benefit transfer scheme, he added.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><em><strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></em></span></p> 36263 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/union-ministry-of-textiles-hosts-harshakala-handloom-fair-in-bengaluru 2024-01-12 16:16:23 knnindia.co.in