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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West Bengal board declares class 10 exam results, 86.83 pc students pass
Kolkata (PTI): The West Bengal board's class 10 results were declared on Friday, with 86.83 per cent of the total 9.71 lakh candidates passing the examination, an official said.
In last year's Madhyamik Pariksha, 86.56 per cent of the 9.84 lakh students were declared successful, West Bengal Board of Secondary Education president Ramanuj Ganguly said.
This year's examination was held from February 2 to February 12 at over 2,600 centres across the state, he said.
Abhirup Bhadra of Sarada Vidyamandir in Uttar Dinajpur district bagged the first rank, securing 698 of 700 marks. Priyotosh Mukhopadhyay of Sarojinidevi Saraswati Sishu Mandir in Birbhum was declared second with 696 marks. The third rank was shared by three students.
A total of 131 students secured the top 10 ranks, of whom 28 were girls.
Kalimpong recorded the highest percentage at 95.01, followed by Purba Medinipur at 94.02 and Kolkata at 92.31.
