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214 weavers selected for one-month training 250 weavers covered in first phase at first HEZ in Nagercoil TIRUVANNAMALAI: A Handloom Export Zone (HEZ) is coming up in Tiruvannamalai district at the cost of Rs.62.26 lakh. A total of 14 men and women self-help groups (SHGs) comprising 214 handloom weavers have been selected for a one-month training in weaving of placemats for export, with the market linkage being provided by four exporters from Karur, Coimbatore and Chennai. The Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC), Union Ministry of Textiles, will be nodal agency which provides training to the weavers in the operation of the upgraded looms meant for weaving placemats. The District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) and the National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD) have provided the initial funding for the project. Indian Bank has agreed to provide loans to the individual weavers for the purchase of upgraded looms. Presenting the project at an orientation programme for the SHGs on ‘Production and export marketing’ of handloom products organised by the DRDA and the HEPC here on Tuesday, G. Mathivathanan, Executive Director, HEPC, Chennai, said that the first HEZ was started in Nagercoil, where 250 handloom weavers were covered in the first phase. On the initiative of Collector Satyabrata Sahoo, 40 weavers from Tiruvannamalai were taken to Karur, Chennimalai and Koundhampadi to see the functioning of the handloom export units in those areas. The main objective of the HEPC in promoting the HEZ was to increase employment opportunities and increase the income of the weavers through exports, as the traditional varieties such as dhotis, saris and towels did not fetch them sufficient income. Under the project, yarn would be supplied to the weavers, who would have to weave the products and supply to the exporters. The HEPC had developed an upgraded handloom, which could produce two placemats, with the help of Indian Institute of Handloom Technology. Anu George, Additional Collector (Development), DRDA, said that four common facility centres (CFCs) were being set up in the HEZ, one each in Thandarai, Vettavalam, Kelur and Kadaladi, while nine villages - Thandarai, Arudrapattu and Aradapattu (Tiruvannamalai panchayat union), Vettavalam and Rayampettai (Keezhpennathur union), Kadaladi and Singaravadi (Kalasapakkam union), and Kelur and Athuvambadi (Polur union) - would be covered by the project. Ms. George said that the DRDA was providing Rs. 17 lakh for the setting up of CFCs, Rs.12 lakh for the training programme and Rs. five lakh for the creation of infrastructure facilities on the weavers’ premises, all under the ‘Swarnajayanthi Gramin Swarozgar Yojana.’ The orientation programme had been organised to bring together the exporters and weavers, facilitate exchange of views among them and to clarify the doubts of the weavers. Mr. Sahoo said that the handloom weavers would have to provide 100 per cent cooperation to ensure the success of the project, which was meant for their welfare. The district administration conceived the project about two years ago to help the people of the district, who were dependent to a large extent on handloom weaving for their livelihood. The weavers selected under the project could weave placemats in additional to the traditional varieties which they were already producing, he said. G. Srinivasan, Lead District Manager, Indian Bank, Tiruvannamalai, said that the bank was ready to provide loans to the handloom weavers’ SHGs if they came forward to set up units. S. Narayanan, Assistant General Manager, NABARD, spoke. D. Thirunavukkarasu, Assistant Director of Handlooms and Textiles, welcomed the gathering. T.K. Ekambaram, Textile Control Officer, Department of Handlooms and Textiles, Vellore, proposed vote of thanks.
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