Bhubaneswar: Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik Friday announced a special package deal for the weavers inside the nation who form the human useful resource for the handloom area, the second one-largest unorganized employment generator in rural pockets of the state.
As in keeping with the plan, round 15,000 loom pits that are not concrete could be solidified in one-of-a-kind stages in the subsequent three years. The government will spend Rs 7000 towards each loom pit for the stated reason, the workplace of the chief minister stated in its notification.
As of now, there are at least 15,071 loom pits that have been concreted out of 31,342 loom pits within the country.
Likewise, as many as 3,000 weaver households may be ready with residence-cum-paintings shed on a priority basis. As in step with the authentic records available, to this point, 11695 house-cum-paintings sheds had been provided to weaver households in Odisha.
The kingdom government has also introduced providing housing centers to deserving weaver households on a concern basis. The Panchayati raj branch will select the beneficiaries as consistent with the laid-out suggestions.
The package deal announced through the cm also ensures to facilitate the trouble-unfastened provision of loans to interested weavers. In another principal declaration, CM Naveen has said that weavers can avail of loans up to rs 50,000 while not having to worry about paying hobby.
Source: Odisha TV
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