21 weavers of Odisha received financial assistance from the Union Ministry of Textile during the ‘Scheme Benefit Distribution' Ceremony organised on the 3rd day of ‘Tana-Bana District Handloom Expo-2023' at IIM Sambalpur.
On the occasion, social worker and philanthropist Mridula Pradhan, Director, IIM Sambalpur Prof Mahadeo Jaiswal and Rengali MLA Nauri Nayak give away cheques of financial assistance to the weavers.
In his welcome address, Director of IIM Sambalpur Prof Jaiswal said “We are also working on a project called www.bunkarvalleys.com to promote local handloom at the national level. IIM Sambalpur as per an MoU with Flipkart and SIDBI is also promoting weavers products into digital market platforms.”
During the expo, out of 21 weavers,11 weavers received workshed assistance of Rs 1.20 lakh each, while 10 weavers received lighting unit assistance of Rs 15,000 each. The financial support was extended under the outside cluster development programme scheme from the Union Ministry of Textile. The funds sanctioned for the workshed assistance will be utilised for constructing handloom work sheds, while the funds sanctioned for the lighting units will be utilised for purchasing of solar light units.