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Vision to develop a Strong & Vibrant Handloom Sector

Start Date :
Mar 03, 2020
Last Date :
Jun 03, 2020
23:45 PM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
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The O/o Development Commissioner (Handlooms), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India (GoI), is working for development of Handloom Sector with a vision to develop a strong, ...

The O/o Development Commissioner (Handlooms), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India (GoI), is working for development of Handloom Sector with a vision to develop a strong, vibrant Handloom Sector to provide sustainable employment to Handloom weavers. The overall goal of this office can be understood by following points:

Mission
• To make the Handloom sector self sustainable for inclusive growth.
• Empowerment of the weavers through technological upgradation.
• Focused, flexible and holistic approach to meet the challenges of domestic and global market.
• Brand building in global and domestic markets.
• Easy access to raw material at reasonable prices.

Objective
• To ensure overall development of the Handloom, including welfare of handloom weavers.
• To provide new upgraded looms and accessories to handloom weavers.
• To provide subsidized yarn in the clusters areas.
• Market orientation by associating entrepreneurs, designers, and professionals for marketing, designing and managing the production.
• To facilitate process of credit from financial institutions/banks.

Functions
• To develop the handloom clusters and empower the weavers with a provision of new looms, CFC, Yarn Depot, buyer–seller meet.
• To set up Yarn Depots to provide easy access to quality yarns at subsidized rates to be set up in the HL clusters.
• To provide credit facility at low interest rates for production and marketing activities.
• Developing capacity for developing fashion and market directed design and products.
• Developing market for Handloom products by creating strong brand and involving private sector in marketing and export.

Handloom Craft Village (New Activity) recently started.

For integrated sustainable development of handloom with tourism & culture, this is a new initiative of this office with the help of State Governments concerned. 5 villages are being developed as “Tourist handloom village” are as under:
1. Sharan, Distt. Kullu, Himachal Pradesh
2. Kanihama, Budgam, Srinagar
3. Rampur, Bodh Gaya, Bihar
4. Borjuri, Golaghat, Assam
5. Kovalam, Thiruanathpuram, Kerala
 
Award to Handloom Weavers:
To encourage the Handloom weavers who are doing extraordinary job by producing unique products on handloom, this office is conferring Sant Kabir Award, National Award and National Merit Certificates. These Awards are being conferred every year by this office. These Awards encourage the individual weavers to develop & produce products of high quality. Preference is also being given in several marketing activities like expos being organised at International, National and Regional levels. The last date for inviting application for “Year-2018” has been extended to 21st March, 2020. Interested applicants may forward their entries through this forum by providing their basic details in the application form provided, so that our field offices (Weavers Service Centres) team may contact applicant for further assistance.

The purpose of this white-paper is to solicit public inputs for ongoing activities of this office as well as new thoughts/ideas and inputs. We would like to adopt a participatory process to prepare this strategy and seek perspectives from a broad spectrum of stakeholders including government officials in the Centre and the States, policy researchers, entrepreneurs, technology developers, as well as Civil Society.

The last date for submissions on this forum is 3rd June, 2020.

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Bisathi Bharath
Bisathi Bharath 6 years 4 months ago
The Handloom Textiles set up a everlasting part of the gorgeous cultural Heritage of India. The element of art and craft present in Indian handlooms makes it a prospective sector for the upper segments of market domestic as well as international.
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Bisathi Bharath 6 years 4 months ago
Wages, employment and livelihood issues :- Wages have not increased in the last several years. Some sections of handloom weavers are breathing in hand-to-mouth conditions, with no house or assets. These subjects need to be addressed by the government; at least effectively implement the Minimum Wages Act.
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Bisathi Bharath 6 years 4 months ago
Competition and unfair competition from mills and power looms :- Competition is now uneven, with mill and power loom sector receiving appropriations in various forms. Furthermore, power looms have been destabilization handloom markets by selling their products as handloom.
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Bisathi Bharath 6 years 4 months ago
Enhancement of Value:- There is a need for attractive the value of handloom products through utilisation of organic cotton and organic yarn, application of natural dyes and by accumulative the productivity of the looms through investigation and innovation – for instance, changes in the width of the looms and some suitable technical changes.
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Bisathi Bharath
Bisathi Bharath 6 years 4 months ago
Budget allocations:- Distributions for handloom in national and state finances are being reduced. This has to be upturned. Budget has to increase with new schemes which address the problems of the sector, in view of the association and the need to shelter rural employment.
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Bisathi Bharath 6 years 4 months ago
Intercessors (individuals/institutions):- Government has formed a few research, training and input institutes to help the handloom sector. These establishments include weaver service centres, institutions of handloom technology, (IHT)and National Institute of fashion technology(NIFT), etc. But their presentation has been below par and their presence has not helped in preventing the problems of handloom weavers.
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Bisathi Bharath
Bisathi Bharath 6 years 4 months ago
Cooperative system:- While cooperatives prepare help in maximising the assistances for weavers in the complete manacle of production, their present condition a cause of alarm. The handloom cooperative system is perforated with exploitation and party-political interference. Cooperatives have to become independent of district-level government generals in positions of management and the administration.
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Bisathi Bharath
Bisathi Bharath 6 years 4 months ago
Free export/import trade – opportunity:- Post the WTO Agreement on Textile Clothing, there is successful to be more free export and import of textiles. The handloom sector, as an old-fashioned area, can honour some special packages or discriminatory measures, to guard this kind of production.
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Bisathi Bharath 6 years 4 months ago
Patenting designs/selections:- Handloom designs are not endangered. As a consequence, stockholders are not attentive in case they end up with the risk and those who copy the assistances. Safety options include development of handloom/silk/jute marks and registration under Geographical Indications Act.
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Bisathi Bharath 6 years 4 months ago
Market for products :- Handloom products necessitate additional distinguish ability. This means healthier and broader market linkage. Unique displays organised with the support of government do not suit.
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