Sewing of cloth by electric machine, cloth made by handloom at Ripa Centre

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Dhamtri: Under Godhan Nyaya Yojana, cow dung procurement and other activities are carried out in cowsheds. Mahatma Gandhi Rural Industrial Park Ripa is being run by the State Government with the aim of empowering and empowering Gothans and groups, where the women of the group are fast moving towards economic self-sufficiency by honing their own skills.

Handloom training in-charge of Achota village in Dhamtari district Dilip Diwangan said on Saturday that handloom training is being imparted to women to promote the ancient handloom method of weavers as per the wish of the Chief Minister. Ripa Center has proved to be the best place for group training, where women are training better. He also said that the cotton fabric produced here has a good demand in the market and the group has earned up to Rs 2.5 lakh so far. Lakshmi Diwangan, president of Ma Angarmoti Weavers Cooperative Society Achota, said that training at Ripa Center has proved to be a better option, as availability of required materials, maintenance of thread and thread bundles has become much easier. Women of the group at Ripa Center Achota are also enthusiastically taking sewing training and are moving towards self-reliance while developing their skills. Jayanthi Nagarchi and Bhuneshwari, women of Ujjwal village organization Achota group, said that earlier 10-15 clothes could be stitched in a day by manual machine, but 30-40 pieces of tunic, shirt etc. are stitched by electric sewing machine. It was also easily said that the group has so far produced around 09 thousand pieces of cloth. Due to this, an income of approximately 50 thousand rupees has been generated. Apart from this, Ripa Center is being technologically advanced with free Wi-Fi service. Along with this, Gadkaleva is also being run by groups, where a variety of delicious Chhattisgarhi dishes can be relished. Thus the Ripa Center at Achota is proving to be a milestone in making the rural economy more robust, self-reliant and economically strong.