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Naidu to launch Rs 179-crore aid scheme for handloom families
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will launch the Netanna Sevalo scheme in Chirala on Friday, the 12th National Handloom Day. The scheme will provide Rs 25,000 each to 71,536 eligible…
The Story in Brief
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will launch the Netanna Sevalo scheme in Chirala on Friday, the 12th National Handloom Day. The scheme will provide Rs 25,000 each to 71,536 eligible handloom families, with a total disbursal of Rs 179 crore, The New Indian Express reports.
The state also provides 200 free electricity units monthly to handloom families and 500 units to powerloom units. It spends Rs 420 crore a year on Rs 4,000 monthly pensions for 85,000 older weavers, and has extended Rs 79 crore in credit to 109 cooperative societies. Projects include facilities at Uppada, Mangalagiri, Shakamuru and Visakhapatnam.
The Indian Opinion
Claims that one cash transfer can revive Andhra’s handloom sector are too sweeping. The scheme offers timely support, but the sector also depends on reliable power, pensions, cooperative credit and viable markets. The government’s longer-term projects will need clear completion schedules and public accounts. The first test is whether all 71,536 families receive the promised Rs 25,000.
Source: newindianexpress.com
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