chapter viii wool & wollen textiles industry - Ministry of Textiles

annual report 2011-12
mark registration of the logo developed
for the scheme “Assessment & Grading
of Ginning & Pressing Factories”. The
documents required for the purpose have
been completed and the application will be
filled shortly before the Controller General
of Patents, Trade Marks & GI, Mumbai for
registration.
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES:
The Cluster Development Programme :
The CDP Cell of Textile Committee is
implementing Cluster Development
Programme for the Capacity Building of
Textile SMEs in the identified clusters
since the year 2002. Three more handloom
clusters have been assigned by the
Office of the Development Commissioner
(Handlooms), Ministry of Textiles,
Government of India for implementation
of the programme under the Integrated
Handloom Cluster Development Scheme
(IHCDS) as an Implementing Agency
in the year 2005 - 06. Based on the
diagnostic study action plan for the year
2008 – 09 ,2009 – 10 and 2010 - 11
have been devised and approved by
the Apex Committee, IHCDS. The brief
details of the clusters and the highlights
of achievements are as under:
BIJNORE (Uttar Pradesh) :
Bijnor is a medium sized district located
in the North West of Uttar Pradesh on the
eastern bank of river Ganges, adjoining
Uttrakhand on its southern part. The
handloom weaving activity is found in
around 32 villages and 6 small towns of
the district. Ninety nine percent (99%) of
the weavers belong to the Muslim Ansaree
community. 22, out of the 92 cooperative
society’s registers are active. The Bijnor
district handloom cluster is spread across
a length of 60 km and breadth of 40 km.
About 20% of the total production is
supplied to Delhi based exporters like Fab
India, All India Handloom Board & other
prominent exporters through the middle
men. The rest is sold at the domestic
market at Naogaon, Sadat, Nahtore,
SheoheraDhampur and Kath etc.
Highlights
= 4 consortiums have been formed
covering 33 master weavers and
1316 weavers.
= SPV named ‘Bijnore Handloom
Weavers Services Public Limited’
has been registered as a public
limited company for managing the
CFC and Dye House Shares of Rs.10
each worth Rs 25 lakhs floated in the
market.
= The CFC & Dye House building civil
work at village Sahaspur is completed.
The order for the purchase of the
machinery for the dye house has
been placed. The Dye house will
be fully functional by the end of the
March 2011.
= 9 Quality up-gradation training
conducted for 180 weavers.
= Training in handblock printing
provided for a batch of 20 ladies.
= Training in hand block printing and
Dobby design development provided
to 60 weavers.
= Total sales generated – Rs 228.63
lakhs, which includes Exhibition -&
BSM – Rs 85.44 lakhs and orders
Rs 118.54 Lakhs through different
buyers and Rs 24.65 lakhs through
handloom house.
= 10 warping machine were supplied to
the weavers of the Bijnor handloom
cluster thus 300 weavers are able to
save on the warping cost.
= 15 designs (10 co-ordinate
set developed), New Products
developed – 45.
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