Changing tastes a challenge to Tamil Nadu handloom sector

19 Jul '19

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Changing taste of women and men, who wear churidaars and pants instead of traditional sarees and dhotis, is posing a challenge to Tamil Nadu’s handloom sector, state handlooms and textiles minister OS Manian told the legislative assembly recently. He highlighted state schemes to aid weavers like a ₹40-crore support plan and a rebate subsidy scheme.

The Cost Free Dhoti and Saree Scheme ensured continuous employment to 14,000 handloom and 54,000 power loom weavers, besides fulfilling the clothing needs of approximately 3 crore people in both rural and urban areas, he said.

For free dhoti and saree distribution for Pongal next year, ₹490.20 crore has been allocated, he pointed out.

Under the scheme to supply free uniforms to school students, ₹279 crore worth such clothing material was produced by weaver cooperative societies in the last academic year and supplied to government for distribution to school children. ₹327.44 crore has been earmarked for the uniform distribution plan this year.

In 2018-19, against the target of 15,000, 22,650 loan applications were cleared and ₹112.37 crore disbursed, he added. (DS)

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