UP CM seeks 30% subsidy on cotton yarn for weavers

Looking forward to improve financial conditions of the handloom weavers in the State, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has written to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh seeking a grant of at least a 30 percent subsidy on cotton yarn.

The Chief Minister of the North Indian State also requested the PM to write off weavers’ loans, just like the Centre has done for farmers.

She added that the 10 percent incentive on yarn granted by the Centre through a package for handloom weavers is quite insignificant.

She even stated that the loan waiver scheme for weavers is very much different than the one that the Centre announced prior to the last general elections.

The CM said that ensuring availability of yarn at a reduced rate has been a key demand of the weavers and it is the Centre’s obligation to provide weavers with yarn at low cost through the National Handloom Development Corporation.

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Silk & Cotton Items on Display at Sikkim Handloom Expo

A handloom and handicrafts expo showcasing exquisite silk and cotton handloom items manually prepared by artisans of various States is going on in Gangtok, the capital of Indian State of Sikkim.

The Special Handloom Expo 2011, organized by Sikkim Handloom and Handicrafts Corporation Ltd., under the aegis of Development Commissioner (Handloom), Ministry of Textiles Government of India, would run till December 10.

Handloom artisans from seven States including Bihar, Nagaland, Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Sikkim and West Bengal are showcasing their products at 40 stalls set up at the expo.

Besides, there is also a theme pavilion exhibiting traditional wears of various ethnic communities of the State like Nepali, Bhutia and Lepcha. The pavilion also showcases the handloom, Lukuni and Angora weaves.

Several other useful and appealing handloom items are on display at the expo, which was inaugurated by Neeru Sewa, Sikkim’s Minister for Commerce and Industries Department in the presence of other dignitaries.


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