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The National Handloom Day was celebrated in Vijayawada in a colourful manner with weavers exhibiting their best work, attracting scores of people to have a second look at them and appreciate the workmanship. On this occasion, Minister for Textiles and Handlooms Kollu Ravindra said that the government of Andhra Pradesh plans to announce a Rs 125-crore loan waiver scheme which would benefit about 2.80 lakh weavers from the state.

Apart from this the state it is also considering a plan to provide interest free loans to weavers to promote the traditional handloom sector.

Related Keywords: AP government, Chittivalasa jute mills, Indian jute industry, mill management, reopen

Chittivalasa jute mills at Tagarapuvalasa in Visakhapatnam district to re-open soon as more than 5,000 workers are dependent on it. The decision came in after the AP government initiated a meeting with the owner of the mill and directed the mill management on Sunday to get it reopened.
 
Lockout was declared in the mill on April 20, 2009, and since then it has remained closed in spite of several attempts to get it re-opened during the past five years.