The present scheme of handloom mark is not comprehensive. It requires more discussion to improve its efficiency and delivery impacts.
Government has to seriously think of resources, allocations and positive policy intent, in order to make this scheme achieve its objective.
Textile Committee is not the best of the institutions to implement this scheme. It is the most inappropriate vehicle for such scheme.
Trade mark for handloom products may not be the efficient method of protection in the market place. The Trade Mark law and practices are not suited to the needs of the handloom sector.
Given the current crises in handloom sector, as indicated by growing number of suicides by weavers, there is a need for positive regulation of textile markets, and protection of handloom products from imitations, fakes and spurious products.
Ultimately, protection of handloom markets would lead to the revival of handloom weaver livelihoods, and prevent their slide into absolute poverty.
Hence, the least government can do is to protect handloom markets, and it can do the most by enabling the development of handloom markets through innovative schemes and programmes.
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D. Narasimha Reddy, Centre for Handloom Information and Policy Advocacy, Chirala, Andhra Pradesh, India
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