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17 Aug 2023

Mega Handloom Cluster

Implementing Agency :-

                              i.            National /State Level Handloom Organizations

                             ii.            State Director of Handloom concerned

                           iii.            Commissioner/Director of sericulture of concerned State 

                           iv.            Central Government Organizations (WSCs/IIHTs) 

                             v.            State Handloom Development Corporations 

                           vi.            State Handloom Apex Co-operative Societies 

                         vii.            Any other appropriate legal entity working for handlooms recommended by the State Govt. and approved by the DC (HL). 

Project Components:-

                              i.            Baseline Survey, Diagnostic Study, formulation of DPR

                             ii.            Individual interventions directly benefitting weavers

                           iii.            Funds sharing 

                           iv.            Design Development and Product Diversification 

                             v.            Market Development 

                           vi.            Exports 

                         vii.            Basic & Technical Infrastructure 

                       viii.            Publicity 

                           ix.            Value addition (Garmenting/apparel units/environment friendly processing units etc.) 

Monitoring:- At cluster level, the project will be monitored by jointly by the Head of Office of Weavers Service Centre and State Directorate of Handloom & Textiles concerned. The implementation of the projects shall also be reviewed periodically by PAMC.

Eligibility

All handloom weavers/workers in the age group of 18-70 years

OBJECTIVES

With the mega handloom cluster approach, it is expected to set up modern technical infrastructure so as to improve the quality of the projects, develop innovative designs, establish marketing linkage etc. to improve the earning of the handloom weavers.