Minister Shivanand Patil urges CM to assign saree supply order to Handloom Development Corporation
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Bengaluru: Textile Minister Shivanand Patil has urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to issue an order directing the Karnataka Handloom Development Corporation (KHDC) to supply sarees for Anganwadi workers and helpers across the state.
According to reports, the Department of Women and Child Development plans to procure a total of 2,79,668 sarees, two for each Anganwadi worker and helper, under the ICDS scheme, following KTTP procurement norms.
Patil stated in his letter to the Chief Minister that assigning the supply order to the Handloom Development Corporation would not only provide employment opportunities to weavers but also help revive the financially struggling corporation.
He reminded the Chief Minister that previous government orders had already directed all departments to procure required cloth materials and sarees from corporations functioning under the Handloom and Textile Department.
The minister further mentioned that the government had already granted exemption to the KHDC and issued orders making it mandatory for all state departments to source at least 75% of their uniform requirements from the Karnataka Handloom Development Corporation, to strengthen the body and safeguard the interests of weavers.
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Chennai devotee donates electric bus to TTD in Andhra
Tirupati (PTI): A Chennai-based devotee on Saturday donated an electric bus to TTD, which the temple body promised to utilise for freely ferrying pilgrims.
Vardhaman Jain handed over the keys of the bus to TTD additional executive officer Ch Venkaiah Chowdhary.
"Jain donated an electric bus to TTD on Saturday morning," said an official press release from the temple body.
The donor performed special prayers for the bus in front of the Sri Venkateswara temple.
TTD is the official custodian of Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple, considered the richest Hindu shrine in the world.
