NABARD and IIT Roorkee Craft a Handloom Future for Assam
NABARD, in partnership with IIT Roorkee, is developing a Handloom Roadmap for Assam to ensure sustainable growth in the state's handloom sector. This initiative aims to guide strategic development, helping over 8,000 weavers with skilling, enterprise promotion, and GI registration. A completion timeline is yet to be revealed.
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The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is teaming up with IIT Roorkee to develop a 'Handloom Roadmap' for Assam, aiming to strategically guide the state's handloom sector into sustainable growth.
During the National Handloom Day function, NABARD's Chief General Manager for the Assam Region, Loken Das, highlighted the bank's significant contributions to the handloom sector, benefiting over 8,000 weavers in recent years. NABARD's initiatives include skilling, rural enterprise promotion, marketing infrastructure, and forming Weavers Producer Organisations with a grant exceeding Rs 5.28 crore.
Although further details regarding the timeline for completing the roadmap weren't disclosed, Das reiterated NABARD's additional support like assistance for GI registration of handloom products. Assam Finance Secretary Dilip Kumar Borah praised NABARD's efforts, noting that according to the Handloom Census 2019–20, the state has 12.83 lakh weavers, 90% of whom are women.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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