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The Andhra Pradesh authorities connected Monday outlined a bid of payment and improvement measures for handloom weavers and unorganised assemblage workers during the Budget Session of the Assembly.
Replying to questions during the Question Hour, Handlooms and Textiles Minister S. Savitha said ₹4.17 crore has been sanctioned nether the National Rural Livelihood Mission for the Chirala Handloom Cluster.
The authorities is besides examining a connection to supply GST exemption connected textiles sold done APCO and handloom cooperative societies, she said and announced that a escaped powerfulness strategy for weavers volition beryllium introduced soon.
Under the National Handloom Development Programme, a Mega Handloom Cluster volition beryllium acceptable up successful Dharmavaram with an outlay of ₹38.31 crore, portion peculiar projects worthy ₹12 crore successful Pithapuram and ₹22.35 crore successful Mangalagiri person been proposed.
Ten clusters costing ₹10.44 crore person besides been sanctioned nether the Small Cluster Development Programme. Exhibitions and handloom bazaars are being organised to boost sales, she said.
e-Shram portal
Meanwhile, Labour Minister Vasamsetti Subhash informed the House that 88.16 lakh unorganised workers person registered connected the e-Shram portal, and implicit 18.24 lakh workers are enrolled with the State Construction Workers Welfare Board.
The authorities is extending fiscal assistance, wellness services, accomplishment training, and scholarships to guarantee societal information and economical enactment for workers and their families.
