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After operating looms for one week, they again stalled work as the assurance remained on paper.
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The rhythmic rattling of the looms has given way to an eerie silence as a majority of the 25,000 looms in Rajanna Sircilla have been shut due to lack of work orders from the State government
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The minister also said the government was spending Rs 500 crore on Bathukamma Sarees.
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As many as 1.02 crore sarees with 250 designs were being distributed across the State spending Rs. 354 crore.
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This time, the Bathukamma sarees are being manufactured in 25 colours and 20 attractive designs as against the 10 colours and 17 designs that they were offered in last year.
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The State government placed an order of Rs.350 crore to weave 95.5 lakh Bathukamma sarees to Sircilla weavers
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Expressing concern over imposition of GST on handloom garments, he said it was not the right move in the context of making garments.
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Telangana was the only State that was providing new clothes to the poor on festivals. On pensions, Eashwar said that earlier, pensioners used to get only Rs.200.
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Hyderabad: Distribution of free Bathukamma sarees to women has picked up pace across the State with about five lakh to 10 lakh sarees being distributed daily as part of the State government’s initiative for the annual Bathukamma festival. This year, the distribution exercise began last week as the Bathukamma festivities commence from Sunday. The annual […]
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Forest minister Allola Indrakaran Reddy said the government was striving hard for the welfare of all sections of the society.
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A total of 2,26,016 women will be handed over Bathukamma sarees in the Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC) limits.
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Khammam: The district officials in erstwhile Khammam district have made arrangements for the distribution of Bathukamma sarees to women. The distribution of sarees was formally launched in Kothagudem district by legislators Tata Madhusudhan, Vanama Venkateshwar Rao, R Kantha Rao and M Nageshwar Rao along with district Collector Anudeep D on Tuesday. In Kothagudem around 3.68 […]
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Hyderabad: Commencing from Thursday, the State government will distribute the Bathukamma sarees to the beneficiary women across the State. Under the annual distribution programme which was launched in 2017, around one crore women in the State will receive sarees on the festive occasion of Dasara. Ministers, legislators and other elected representatives will participate in distribution […]
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Bathukamma sarees worth a total Rs 340 crore were procured from weavers in Sircilla, Pochampally and Gadwal among other areas this year.
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Hyderabad: After delivering 1.20 crore national flags in a short span as part of Swatantra Bharata Vajrotsavalu, Handlooms Department is now gearing up for distribution of one crore Bathukamma sarees across the State. The department officials are planning to commence the distribution exercise from September third week this year. Already, orders for manufacturing one crore […]
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Hyderabad: As part of the Bathukamma saree distribution initiative, the GHMC distributed over 4 lakh sarees to eligible beneficiaries across the city on Tuesday in the presence of Ministers, MPs, MLAs and other public representatives. This year, over 8.9 lakh Bathukamma sarees of 19 colours and 17 designs are being distributed from 838 distribution centres […]
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Karimnagar: BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar on Monday slammed the opposition parties for criticising the distribution of Bathukamma sarees. “Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was gifting sarees to womenfolk in the State during Bathukamma festivities, which is the biggest women’s festival in the State. Opposition parties, however, are indulging in cheap politics […]
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Nalgonda: Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy on Sunday said that the State government has been passing on the fruits of economic growth of Telangana State to the people in the form of welfare schemes and development programmes. Launching the distribution of Bathukamma sarees to the women at a programme in Suryapet, Jagadish Reddy said that […]
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Hyderabad: Handlooms Minister KT Rama Rao on Saturday said the State Government has commenced the distribution of sarees to women for Bathukamma festivities. All arrangements have been made in the villages to distribute sarees to women. Measures have been taken to ensure there was no inconvenience for women during distribution of sarees, the Minister said. […]
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Hyderabad: Excited and beaming with joy, women lined up at designated centres in the city on Saturday, with the distribution of Bathukamma sarees beginning in the city. With the Bathukamma festival fast approaching, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on behalf of the State government started distribution of sarees to women beneficiaries. This year, over […]