Raipur : Big decision of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in the interest of weavers

Raipur, 15 December 2021.  Taking a big decision in the interest of thousands of weaver families of the state, Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel has asked to purchase the uniform clothes of school students through Chhattisgarh Handloom Development and Marketing Cooperative Federation, Maryadit. With this important decision of the Chief Minister, thousands of weavers associated with Handloom Development and Marketing Cooperative Federation will get regular employment and they will get financial benefits. After this initiative of the Chief Minister, the School Education Department has given in-principle consent to Chhattisgarh Handloom Development and Marketing Cooperative Federation Limited regarding the purchase of uniforms for the academic session 2022-23. An order to this effect has been issued by the Department of School Education. 
Uniforms will be distributed free of cost to the primary-secondary students of the School Education Department and students from economically weaker families studying in high school-higher secondary schools for only Rs.10. It may be mentioned that there are 292 weavers’ societies working in the state, out of which 250 weavers’ societies are engaged in the production of 59 types of government garments in the handloom union. For the last three years, continuous employment opportunities are being provided by the state government to the weavers of the state. During this, 7812 women of 651 women self-help groups working in the state were also provided additional employment in sewing clothes. 
    It is noteworthy that the State Government has given an assistance of Rs. 4 crore 52 lakh for new weaving training to 1346 beneficiaries who want to adopt handloom weaving employment. Along with this, an amount of Rs 5.50 crore has been provided for skill training of 3100 traditional weavers. Simultaneously, to encourage the children of weavers by the Handloom Association, a scholarship of Rs 36.19 lakh has been provided to 885 students who have passed class 10th and class 12th with 60 percent marks.