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Delivering a talk ‘The Sari"- Six Yards of Sustainable Heritage, a day before World Saree Day, organized by FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO), Sanjay Garg, said weavers used dyes such as indigo, turmeric, red madder and lac to create the cotton drape that was worn by women

Condemns government's decision to refrain from placing orders for Bathukamma sarees, which he argued directly affected livelihood of weaving community

Urges the State government to reconsider its decision and resume distribution of Bathukamma sarees

Collector Sandeep Kumar Jha assured to take the issues discussed in the meeting to the notice of the State government and take steps to solve the issues.

A ‘vaipani’ worker, Naresh is said to have resorted to the extreme step due to financial problems

The 47-year-old was was facing financial issues as there was no work for the last six months

If the new government is unwilling to continue the previous government's welfare activities, KTR suggested that it should at least come up with new policies and initiatives that will benefit the weavers more.

The annual orders from the government for the weavers include those for Bathukamma sarees worth Rs.350 crore, school uniforms worth Rs.115 crore and KCR kit sarees among others.

State Handlooms department under the 40 per cent input subsidy for yarn, dyes & chemicals linked wage compensation scheme extends support to weavers

KT Rama Rao said the recently launched Chenetha Health Cards would cover outpatient services among a host of other services to weavers in the State

A delegation from textiles department from Maharashtra appreciated the Telangana schemes being implemented for the welfare and development of weavers

When Kyra Zapf, a handloom connoisseur from the United States, visited Sircilla, the textile town of Telangana, she was left impressed with the colourful weaves and textiles that were created by the skilled weavers waving their magic wand over them.

US-based textile historian and researcher Kyra Zapf lauded the welfare and support schemes being extended by the State government for the weavers

KCR said the five percent GST on handlooms was impacting the weaving community adversely, besides imposing additional financial burden on them.

Telangana is the first State in the country to implement the Nethanna Bima scheme, which extends insurance coverage to weavers.

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday credited Rs 193.31 crore for the fourth consecutive year under YSR Nethanna Nestham into the bank accounts of 80,546 weaver families in Pedana near here. Addressing the gathering, he recalled the freedom movement, where Charka and Loom changed the dynamics of the country and […]

Hyderabad: TRS working president and Textiles Minister KT Rama Rao fired salvos at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for levying taxes on handloom and khadi products and challenged BJP State president Bandi Sanjay Kumar to explain what either the BJP government at the Centre or he himself as Karimnagar MP had done for weavers in the […]

Hyderabad: Telangana Government will be extending insurance coverage to handloom and powerloom weavers under Nethanna Ku Bima Scheme from August 7 – the National Handlooms Day. Telangana was the first State in the country to extend insurance coverage to weavers, said Handlooms Minister KT Rama Rao in a statement issued here on Monday. The State […]

Hyderabad: Telangana Government’s decision to extend insurance coverage to handloom and powerloom weavers under Nethanna Bima Scheme is being welcomed by weavers in other States. A few opined that the scheme would set a new benchmark for other States in ensuring the welfare of weavers. The State Government has issued orders to extend insurance coverage […]

Karimnagar: BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar called upon the people on Tuesday to extend their support to the weaving community by wearing handloom clothes. The Minister was speaking after inaugurating the State Handloom Expo-2022 (handloom clothes exhibition cum sales) organized by handlooms and textiles department at Sri Rajarajeshwara Kalyana Mandapam here. “To […]