Entrepreneur village for weavers
The government is planning to set up an entrepreneur village for weavers with the objective to improve economic conditions of handloom weavers.
The village will be built on the own land of the Bangladesh Handloom Board, where fairs and exhibitions will also be arranged for the handloom products.
"There will be modern business space in the village for entrepreneurs involved in weaving along with one-stop services for exports," said Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi.
He said the village will be equipped with the facilities to help market of weaving products and create new designs and skilled designers to meet the needs of consumers in the changing market.
"Besides, skilled human resources will also be created."
The minister was speaking at a workshop on the "National Handloom Policy-2020" organised by the board at the JDPC Conference Room at Farmgate in Dhaka yesterday.
One of the main goals of the present government is to develop the handloom industry and weavers, the minister added.
If any plan or policy is formulated, it would be to improve the living standard of the weavers, he said.
He hoped that through the workshop it will be possible to formulate a suitable, effective and helpful policy for the weavers.
According to the latest handloom census, 40 per cent of the country's domestic cloth demand is supplied by the handloom industry.
The contribution of the weaving industry in terms of value addition to the national economy is more than Tk 1,227 crore and 1.5 million people are directly and indirectly involved with the industry, the ministry said in a statement.
The total number of handloom units stands at about 1.83 lakh and there are around 5.05 lakh manual handlooms with over 3.11 lakh active ones.
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