Arani Town - Municipal

Chapter - 5 Final Report: Arani Municipality
1. Upgradation and extension of Regional linkages
Extension of the National Highway connecting Arani with Vellore and Tiruvannamalai will
support the growth and development of regional economic activities. Further, provision of
railway connectivity to the town would enhance export of handloom garments to National
and International markets.
2. Establishment hi-tech weaving parks by Go TN in Tiruvannamalai district.
The GoTN has initiated the centrally-sponsored integrated handloom cluster development
programme in Tiruvannamalai at a cost of Rs. 2 crore. Under the programme, basic
infrastructure for weaving would be created to ensure continuous employment for handloom
weavers and to improve their overall socio-economic status.
3. Need for exposure to international trends and access to international markets
Marketing Promotion Programmes like publicity and
exhibitions, setting up of marketing complexes,
participation in trade fairs, increasing capacity
building in entrepreneurship and marketing skill of
weavers will open new marketing avenues in the
National level.
Weavers societies with the aid of GoTN could also aim
to supply finished products to organizations like Fab
India, Crafts Council of India , which are striving to
promote traditional handloom textiles in the International market.
ìGoTN has proposed to develop 500 new designs in coordination with the National Institute
of Design, Ahmedabad, for introducing the same in weavers cooperative societies at a cost
of 25 lakh. A market survey would be conducted through a professional agency to explore
the possibility of marketing silk products. To upgrade the skill of weavers/designers engaged
in the handloom industry and to improve the skill of managers of the societies, training would
be imparted to 1200 persons in the current year.î- The HINDU.
4. Setting up of Design Libraries
As per the announcement made during this Departmentís Demand on the floor of the
Legislative Assembly on 19.4.2007, Design Libraries were established at 4 Handloom
Production Centres in Kancheepuram, Salem, Coimbatore, Madurai and at Commissionerate
of Handlooms and Textiles, Chennai. As Arani one of the major silk production center, Design
Library can also be setup in Arani with collection of
wide range of designs to provide design input to the
weavers.
5. Development of Support Network for social
development
There are lot of support institutions and schemes to
supplement weaving activities. The Institutions like
Weavers Service Centre, Co-optex, National Institute
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Cluster Improvement workshop
of Design are in place to support the Handloom Cluster in Tamil Nadu. One could also see
academic Institutions for importing textile technology. Development of such Supportive
Technical Institutions will pave easy access for the goods of Cluster. Implementing various
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