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Related Keywords: artisans and sericulture farmers, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, crafts museum, directed to finalise policy, missed deadline, Nabard, Odisha handlooms, textile and handicrafts department, Textile parks, Weavers

Handlooms, Textiles and Handicrafts Department have been directed to finalise a policy for development of handicrafts and handlooms in Odisha within a month. The direction came at a meeting presided over by the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the Secretariat where he reviewed the activities of the department during the last one year.

As the setting up of a textiles park has already been delayed, the department is directed to select the location as early as possible.

Related Keywords: avail loan, Credit card drive, handloom circuits, Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, market handloom products, Nabard, nationalized bank, rural bank, specialized training, Textile department of West Bengal, weavers health insurance, weavers pension scheme

The textiles department of West Bengal has begun a drive to distribute credit cards to weavers that will enable each of them to avail of a loan of up to Rs 25,000. The department is also setting up handloom circuits across the state to give specialized training to weavers and to market handloom products. The textile department after see the success rate of farmer credit card took the initiative to have a similar drive for the weavers.

Department officials have spoken with NABARD and another leading nationalized bank along with rural banks so that weavers can get loan.

Related Keywords: debt relief fund, handloom industry, lack of government support, low wage, Nabard, Palakkad district, source of revenue, State Handloom Cooperative Societies Association, weaver

The handloom industry in Palakkad is going through a downturn, which is a major source of revenue for many people in Palakkad district. Due to low wage coupled with lack of support from the government, the weavers are struggling to make both ends meet. The handloom workers are now forced to shift to other professions.