Raipur, 02 February 2022. Public Health Engineering and Village Industries Minister Guru Rudra Kumar today inaugurated handloom training center at village Kodia under Dhamdha block of Durg district and participated in electric chalk distribution program. Minister Guru Rudrakumar said that now the wheel of income will spin faster. This training center is an effective start and it will surely not only enhance the art and skills but also increase the employability. Youth and girls trained in this training center will be able to decide a better direction for their future. Minister Guru Rudrakumar said that the unemployment rate in Chhattisgarh is only 2.1 percent, in future more positive steps will be taken by the Chhattisgarh government to reduce it further. More such training centers will be opened, So that the youth of Chhattisgarh can stand on their feet and provide employment to others. Making women self-reliant is included in the priority of the government. Therefore, the government will pay special attention to women empowerment in future plans.
A total of 20 people will be trained in this handloom center in each training session. The duration of the training will be of 4 months, in which each trainee weaver will be provided a monthly scholarship of Rs.500 and a loom of Rs.15,000 free of cost. In this way, an amount of Rs 6.8 lakh will be spent in each session. On this occasion, Minister Guru Rudrakumar also distributed 80 electric chalks worth Rs 13 lakh 20 thousand to potters beneficiaries during the program. By which potter beneficiary terracotta, diyas, Making piggy banks and various types of clay artistic-decorative materials will be able to discharge their lives easily. Minister Guru Rudrakumar said that this would encourage rural culture and the potters would be financially strong. He said that even at railway stations and tea-stalls, tea is being sold in Kulhad itself. Common citizens are also showing environmental awareness by using pottery and in future the trend of clay products will increase. On this occasion, the local public representatives, departmental officers-employees and a large number of people were present.
