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Powerloom weavers successful Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts are awaiting a notification from the State authorities enhancing the subsidy fixed for modernisation of the looms.
S. Velusamy, caput of the Tamil Nadu Powerloom Weavers’ Federation, said the authorities initially announced successful the Assembly that ₹30 crore is allocated to modernise 3,000 powerlooms into rapier looms (₹1 lakh for a loom). However, the notification for this said that ₹ 75,000 volition beryllium fixed for each loom to modernise 2,000 looms and ₹10 crore volition beryllium fixed for modernisation of airjet looms.
“We met the ministers successful this respect and said we volition not avail of the strategy if we are not fixed ₹1 lakh for modernising a loom,” Mr. Velusamy said. The weavers precocious had a gathering successful Chennai with the officials acrophobic and “they person assured america that we volition get ₹1 lakh for a loom to modernise 2,000 looms”, helium added. A notification is expected soon.
The weavers are awaiting the bid and if ₹1 lakh is given, astir 500 rapier looms volition beryllium installed successful Palladam. “We person converted 25 looms connected a proceedings ground and they are successful operation. We are talking to the banks and the textile manufacturers truthful that we get capable funds for investing and modernising the looms,” Mr. Velusamy said.
According to E. Bhoopathi, president of the Somanur Job Working Powerloom Weavers’ Association, a weaver should put ₹2.5 lakh to modernise a powerloom into a afloat automatic loom. Even if the authorities gives ₹1 lakh subsidy, the weavers needs funds to invest. “We volition hold and spot what the revised notification volition accidental and funny weavers tin spell successful for modern looms,” helium said.
