1600 weavers to get skill development training

ERODE: As part of the Integrated Skill Development Programme, 1600 persons in the state would be given training in weaving and skill development, Tamil Nadu minister for Handloom Gokula Indira said today.

Inaugurating the first phase training programme to 40 weavers at the Intensive Handloom Project centre here, she said each person would be given 50 days training and skill development with stipend.

Training in automatic weaving machine and designing would be provided to them.

She said seven crore would be cleared as first phase of rebate arrears to various handloom weavers co-operative socities today. The next arrears would be cleared in July.