Minister Tummala assures fixing of issues to handloom workers

Among their other demands were continuation of Netanna Bima, 25 paise interest scheme, subsidy on yarn and worker-to-owner
schemes along with clearance of pending transactions.

They also sought implementation of insurance scheme for handloom workers who are more than 59 years old, waiver of workers’ personal loans, holding of elections to primary handloom cooperative societies, opening of TSCO (Telangana State Handloom Workers Co-operative Society Ltd.) showrooms in Andhra Pradesh and introduction of sarees and other schemes.
Responding to their requests, the minister assured them that all problems of power looms and hand looms will be addressed. He said orders worth Rs 250 crore has been received from different government departments. The purchases will be done as per a plan to ensure full time work for the workers.
"The workers faced problems as the previous government did not provide
funds for its 10 percent yarn subsidy scheme owing to which power loom workers had to face problems. Even then Rs 37.09 crore pending subsidy were released benefitting 5,375 workers and Rs 123.22 crore pending payments were also released. Rs 59 crore pending by the BRS government to primary handloom cooperative societies were also released by our government," the minister said.