Hyderabad: The annual distribution of Bathukamma Sarees to women in Telangana will begin from tomorrow (September 22). The State’s Textiles and Handlooms Minister KT Rama Rao said the State government launched the initiative in 2017 with a noble twin goal to support weavers, and to present a small gift to women. He said that the sarees will be distributed in the presence of
In Telangana, Bathukamma sarees this year offer a wider variety in terms of their design and colour and rural women and designers from National Institute of Fashion Technology were consulted to ensure quality products
As the Bathukamma festival is ahead, the Telangana government is all set to distribute Bathukamma sarees across the State. Nearly 1.18crore sarees were produced in 30 colours and 800 colour combinations with 240 designs. Bathukamma sarees worth Rs 340 crore were bought this year from weavers in Sircilla, Pochampally, and Gadwal, among other places. The order was placed in
Our Correspondent Diphu, Sep. 6 (EMN): Assam State Rural Livelihoods Mission (ASRLM) under Sakhi Express on Tuesday distributed 200 gearless scooters to Sakhi workers of 7 development blocks in a programme held here at Diphu Club on Tuesday. Distributing the gearless scooters to Sakhi workers, the chief executive member (CEM), Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC), Tuliram Ronghang, said the central and state governments have been supporting the SHGs by introducing various schemes so that they can stand on their own feet. The government has thought of helping the SHGs with their conveyance problems by providing gearless scooters to them, the CEM said. Ronghang urged the SHGs to use the gearless scooters for genuine purposes and not for election. “There were some Sakhis who used the gearless scooters provided by the government for campaigning during an election. They were campaigning from one village to another village with gearless scooters against BJP candidates. Politics is a dif