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THE VOICE OF WEAVERS
With there innovative schemes and new policies the state government partnered with designers Developers and organizations to reestablish the market for Maheshwari. The government made looms and raw materials available to the weavers, looms were given at a 100% subsidy. Yarn bank was opened for raw material. The weaver could then purchase yarn here itself.
MPLUN also started buying more than before.In our training we received looms from the government, we have also been supported financially and in marketing
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Rehwa society brought in their own designers and the products they developed created a bigger demand, this helped the weavers get more orders. They started making Rs.500 where earlier they would have got only Rs.50
What the weavers want is a silk yarn bank and their final products get sold in good time.
