Department of Handlooms and Textiles is running several schemes for the upliftment of weavers: Dr. King Ram

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Hardoi Many schemes are being run by the Handloom and Textile Department in Yogi Government of Uttar Pradesh. Economic and social upliftment of weavers involved in handloom and powerloom industry is being done through these schemes. These matters were discussed on Wednesday by the Registrar of Handloom and Textile Industry of Lucknow Zone, Deputy Commissioner Dr. King Ram said.

He said that among these schemes, the Chief Minister Bunker Solar Power Scheme is being implemented in which powerloom weavers with more than five kilowatts of electricity are being operated to benefit from non-conventional energy-solar energy to reduce the cost of their products. . In which arrangements have been made for solar power plant lithium batteries with 50 percent subsidy to general powerloom weavers and 75 percent subsidy to scheduled caste and scheduled tribe powerloom weavers. Similarly, Chief Minister Handloom and Powerloom Udyog Vikas Yojana, Jhalkari Bai Kori Handloom and Powerloom Udyog Vikas Yojana, which will provide new handloom pitlooms and frame looms with their quality equipment to handloom and powerloom weavers of general and scheduled castes. production.

The Assistant Commissioner said that another such scheme, the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Powerloom Weaver Flat Rate Scheme, is being run in which electricity is provided to powerloom weavers at a flat rate, for five kilowatt powerloom operations per month at Rs. 800. 1.0 horse power and five kilowatt 0.5 horse power from rural powerloom weavers per month for powerloom operation Rs. 300, a month from powerloom weavers Rs. 700 and from the rural Rs. 9100 per month is provided. Urban powerloom weavers with a capacity of more than five kilowatts with a maximum limit of Rs 700. He said that under the Sant Kabir State Handicrafts Award Scheme, to recognize the weaving excellence of handloom weavers, the weavers will be given 10 to 10 cents on the production of saree, brocade dress material, yarn dari, woolen dari at the regional level. , simple bed sheet, home furnishing etc. State level Rs. 20 thousand and Rs. 25 to one lakh reward provision is included under the scheme.