post news network, Bhubaneswar, July 23: The directorate of textiles has now decided to train the numerous weavers in the state to help them cope up with the current market scenario and manage financial matters in a way that they get to live a better life, which would also give the textile sector of the state a fillip.
The director of textiles in a letter to all the zonal officers of the textile department has asked them to nominate members from their area for the training programme. The training would be imparted by the Madhusudan Institute of Co-operative Management (MICM) in the city.
According to the officials of the department, it would be three-day training and at most 20 weavers could take part in it. The trainees would be provided with study materials, training kit, lodging facilities at the MICM during the tenure of the programme. The authorities are also mulling whether the participants could be given a stipend, keeping in mind the money they would be losing each day when they attend the programme, along with the reimbursement of the travel expenses that they would incur to come to the training programme.
The directorate has also written a letter to the state government, the handloom, textiles and handicraft department to approve 25 such training programmes in a one-year period, where around 500 participants could be trained. According to the department seven such training programmes are likely to be held during the first phase of this perennial training programme.
The zonal heads have been asked to submit details about the prospective members, in the age group of 18-50 years, who could be trained. The training programme is likely to cover weavers, master weavers, secretaries, accountants and other people associated with the textile industry.
The textile ministry, to boost business in the state, had recently started to focus on the production of the Tussar silk in the state to increase the produce of the quality fabric and put an end to the dependency of the weavers on varieties of silk fabric being brought from places outside the state.
