MoU between NSFDC & Development Commissioner (Handlooms) signed

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) and the Development Commissioner (Handlooms) on 14 April 2017 in New Delhi.

The MoU was signed between the NSFDC under the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and Development and Commissioner (Handlooms) under the Union Ministry of Textiles.

Highlights of the MoU between NSFDC & Development Commissioner (Handlooms)

•    The objective of this MoU is to help Scheduled Caste weavers and their families by promoting the production and marketing of high value, quality handlooms products at Block level Cluster in various States like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Odisha.

•    Under the cluster approach, new strategy for promoting production and marketing of high value, quality handloom products shall be adopted to ensure more earnings of the Scheduled Caste Handloom Weavers.

•    Under the MoU, both the signing parties shall popularize the schemes of DC (Handlooms) amongst the SC weavers through Awareness Programmes and advertisements in electronic/print media in SC weavers concentrated areas.

•    They also collaborate in capacity building, including skill upgradation and economic development of SC weavers and their families in achieving the desired outcome.

•    Exhibitions/Fairs shall be organized by both the parties for providing marketing assistance to SC weavers for enhancing their earnings.

•    Both the parties shall also organize relevant skill development programmes for up-gradation of skills of the scheduled caste weavers in clusters and also for sharing knowledge and experience.

•    This endeavour shall enable scheduled caste weavers to sharpen their skills for production and marketing of high value quality handloom products and better marketing linkages and therefore to have more income.