Devise
a scheme for the benefit of SMEs: Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani to ATIRA
Government
of India will facilitate Tangaliya weavers in purchase of looms, by providing them
an assistance amounting to 90% of the price of looms. The Union Textiles
Minister Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani made this announcement yesterday evening,
during her interaction with Tangaliya weavers in Surendranagar district of
Gujarat. Upon listening to their concerns, the Minister also announced the
formation of a special association of Tangaliya workers, which will work for
their interest. Expressing appreciation for the Tangaliya embroidery, Smt.
Irani said that the work needs to be marketed through international platforms; she
requested the district administration to make proper arrangements for the same.
The Minister appealed to fashion designers to use the Tangaliya art work for
their fashionable garments. She also spoke of Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, exhorting
weavers to avail its benefits.
Background
Tangaliya
is a 700-year-old indigenous weave of Gujarat which employs an exquisite
technique of weaving, using raw wool yarn. Read more about Tangaliya work here.
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