The State government’s Bathukamma saree distribution and various other welfare schemes are providing a regular source of income for weavers of Sircilla, thereby contributing to their economic empowerment, said Municipal Administration, IT and Industries Minister K.T. Rama Rao.
He was speaking after hoisting the national flag at the Government Junior College grounds in Sircilla on the occasion of the Independence Day on Monday.
The State government is placing orders to weave Bathukamma sarees, school uniforms and other fabric worth ₹2,500 crore on the mutually aided cooperative societies of weavers and the small scale industries benefiting over 15,000 weavers including powerloom workers, he said, adding that the bulk orders were fetching each weaver at least ₹ 16,000 monthly wage.
