Related Keywords: approached the rural development ministry afresh, average daily income, below the mandatory wage, extension of rural job scheme, Handloom weavers, Job scheme MGNREGS, largest job provider after agriculture, only silk farming covered, seeking extension to entire textile and garment sector, Textile Ministry, weavers are not unskilled workers
At present, within the textile sector, only silk farming is covered under the job scheme (MGNREGS) under which workers are provided the mandatory wage in the range of Rs159-241 day, depending on states and Union territories, for 100 days a year. However, the ministry has been seeking the extension of the MGNREGS to the entire textile and garment sector, which employs some 45 million people and is the largest job provider after agriculture.
