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The Karnataka government plans to revive the State-owned Karnataka Handloom Development Corporation (KHDC) and Caurvery Handlooms and transform the handloom industry into an organized profession. As KHDC and Caurvery Handlooms will be the focal point of market linkages.

Karnataka Commissioner for Textile Development R Raju said that this initiative will benefit 80,000 handloom weavers and 600 handloom cooperative societies. Currently, there are 227 cotton, 88 silk and more than 50 woollen co-operative societies operating in the State which make numerous products.

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Handloom is the most important and fast growing cottage industry in the state Manipur having highest concentration of weavers and also highest concentration on the possession of loom in the country. With the above potential, various promotional, development and welfare schemes has be implemented for the better earning and wellbeing of weavers of Manipur.

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The textiles and handlooms minister Kollu Ravindra at the inauguration of the National Handlooms Expo along with irrigation minister Devineni Umamaheswara Rao on Sunday assured that government will continue its support to both handlooms as well as power looms for which the Andhra Pradesh government has sanctioned Rs70 crore to setup a mega cluster for comprehensive development of handlooms in Guntur and Prakasam districts.

Ravindra reminded that chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu had already waived Rs110 crore worth loans to weavers in spite of the state being in financial crisis.