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HANDLOOMS AND TEXTILES

BRIEF INTRODUCTION ABOUT HANDLOOMS AND TEXTILES DEPARTMENT:

There are (9) Primary weavers/Wool Coop. Societies registered in the Wanaparthy district) and the weavers are very much skilled in weaving Cotton Sarees, Seiko Sarees, Gadwal Pattu Sarees, Kothakota silk sarees, Tussar sarees, and Wool Blankets. Further, the Kotakomma ( Temple border), Turning kuttu, Turning Brocade, etc. are the designing varieties on the Gadwal sarees. In the district (416) Geo-Tagged looms are available.

Details of Weavers Co-op. Societies Registered are as under
Sl.No Category of Societies No. of Societies Working Intermittently working No.of Societies Dormant Total

1

Handloom Weavers Co-op. Societies

1

1

2

4

2

Wool Industrial Co-op. Societies

1

4

5

 

TOTAL

2

1

6

9

The Department is implementing the following Development and Welfare schemes and the progress is as under:

1) Cash Credit Scheme:

Under the scheme, Rs.250.00 Lakhs have been sanctioned to Veltoor WICS Ltd., for the year 2022-23by the DCCB towards working capital to provide more work to the weavers of the society.

2) NHDP Block Level Cluster:

Under the scheme, a Block Level Cluster of Rs.104.60 lakhs, to the benefit of (235), Handloom weavers were sanctioned to the Veltoor Society. The first installment of Rs.31.85 lakhs was released, of which Rs.30.96 laks was spent on looms, training, in weaving, training in dying, and training in new designs, and a proposal of Amarchintha Block Level Cluster of Rs.125.10 lakhs were prepared and sent to the Government for sanction to the benefit of (209) handloom weavers and the cluster has sanctioned. Upon receipt of the funds from Govt. the, action will be taken accordingly.

3) Pavalavaddi Scheme:

Under the Scheme, an amount of Rs.29.84 Lakhs has been sanctioned to WICS Ltd., Veltoor for the quarter ended 31.12.2019 to 31.03.2022.

4) Pradhanmanthri Weavers Mudra Yojana:

Under the scheme, the Handloom weavers are being provided loans for the purchase of Raw-Material and for the purchase of Handloom machinery.

5) Thrift Fund Scheme:

The State Govt. has re-launched the “Telangana State Handloom Weavers Thrift fund and Savings – cum-Security scheme” for the benefit of the weavers. Under the scheme,  (975)  weavers are enrolled into the scheme and so far an amount of Rs.94.13 Lakhs transferred into RD-2 accounts of the weavers.

6) 40% Input Subsidy  Linked Wage compensation (Chenetha Mithra):

                     Under the scheme, an amount of Rs. 55.98 Lakhs has been sanctioned to the (654) Master Weavers, Main weavers, and ancillary weavers of Wanaparthy dist. through the DBT method from Commissionerate.

 

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