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The Tamil Nadu Federation of Powerloom Associations has urged the State authorities to reconstruct the archetypal accumulation bid of 1.77 crore dhotis and 1.77 crore saris each for organisation during Pongal festival successful 2026.
Members of the federation, led by its president L.K.M. Suresh, submitted a petition to the territory medication during the public grievances redress meeting held astatine the Collectorate present connected Monday (October 13, 2025). According to the petition, the government’s orders for producing dhotis, saris, and schoolhouse uniforms supply employment to over 240 cooperative societies across the State for nearly six months each year.
While the authorities has announced plans to administer 1.77 crore dhotis and saris each this year, past year’s accumulation was delayed owed to Lok Sabha elections, which successful crook delayed the contented of accumulation orders. As a result, 64 lakh dhotis and saris produced past twelvemonth were sent to godowns arsenic stock.
Taking these aged stocks into relationship and different stocks, the authorities subsequently reduced this year’s accumulation bid to 1.06 crore dhotis and 1.28 crore saris. The relation said this chopped has led to two months of occupation loss for workers. The petition besides noted that respective looms person suspended operations, pushing owners into severe fiscal distress and making it hard for them to provide Deepavali bonuses to their employees.
The federation appealed to the authorities to enhance the accumulation order, stressing that lone with the accrued bid would the looms beryllium capable to run continuously until January 2025, ensuring dependable employment for thousands of workers crossed the State.
