Telangana state municipal administration and minister of urban development KT Rama Rao last week said that about 10,000 weavers will get employment in the Sircilla Apparel Park in the next few years, with 80 per cent of the jobs being for women. The state government will initiate steps to set up a yarn depot in Sircilla after discussing the issue with owners of cotton spinning mills, he said. He was laying the foundation stone of Gokaldas Imagesโ garments manufacturing unit at the apparel park near Peddur. The Gokaldas Images unit would start functioning in the next six months and the remaining units will be established in two to three years, he said.
Referring to the state chief ministerโs recent announcement to provide insurance facility to weavers under the Chenetha Bima scheme, the minister assured to take steps to implement the scheme at the earliest possible, according to media reports from the state. Rama Rao instructed district collector D Krishna Bhaskar to enroll the names of women who are interested in undergoing training to work in Gokaldas Images.
The weavers informed the minister about difficulties in running looms as several designs have been introduced for manufacturing Bathukamma sarees. The minister also wanted the cotton industry owners to introduce modern cotton looms developed by a Bengaluru-based company.
