The Chhattisgarh Government is aggressively deploying financial resources for renovation as well as creation of new infrastructure facilities for promotion of training related to handicraft development.
As a consequence, as many as 220 workshops and Office-cum- Warehouse buildings have been renovated at the cost of Rs 34. 68 lakh in the State.
This apart, about 193 new workshop buildings have been constructed at the cost of Rs 54.83 lakh, officials informed.
Under Integrated Handicraft Development Scheme of State Government's Rural Industry Department, as many as 1130 beneficiaries have been benefited in previous financial year 2013-14.
Officials informed that total 140 beneficiaries have attended the new ‘Weaving Training Session.’
An amount of Rs45.69 lakh have been spent on organizing the training programme. Under Skill Improvement Training Programme, nearly Rs3.60 lakh have been spent on 20 other beneficiaries.
According to the officers, 44 handloom weavers have been provided with financial aid of Rs22 lakh, 210 advanced equipment worth Rs29.38 lakh and 276 supportive equipment worth Rs7.58 lakh. In the previous financial year, Rs50,000 thousand were spent on promotion of schemes.