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Srikakulam Handloom Day pairs felicitations with weaver aid
The Hindu··8 Aug
On National Handloom Day in Srikakulam, BJP leader Pasupleti Suresh Singh and TDP leader Gutti Chinna Rao said handloom support is reaching weavers in backward areas. They felicitated Tutika Venkata Rao, whose family supplied temple textiles to Srisailam for a century. Same day, Kinjarapu Atchannaidu gave Rs 25,000 each to 1,449 weaver families under Nethanna Sevalo, totaling Rs 3.62 crore.
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What It Means For You
- Andhra weaver families can note both public felicitation and same-day Nethanna Sevalo payouts of Rs 25,000 each to 1,449 households.
- Artisans in Srikakulam can watch the local demand for an exclusive handloom cluster as a possible infrastructure ask.
- Buyers of temple and handloom textiles can see century-old supply lineages still recognised in district programmes.
What's Happening
- On National Handloom Day in Srikakulam, NDA leaders said handloom support is reaching weavers in backward areas and felicitated Tutika Venkata Rao.
- Leaders urged creation of an exclusive handloom cluster in Srikakulam.
- Agriculture Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu distributed Rs 25,000 each under Nethanna Sevalo to 1,449 weaver families, totaling Rs 3.62 crore.
Why Tutika Venkata Rao Was Felicitated
- His family has supplied Pattuvastrams and Talapaga textiles to the Srisailam temple for about 100 years.
- The National Handloom Development Programme is cited as offering finance, raw material, design inputs and technology support.
- National Handloom Day events in the district paired heritage recognition with direct welfare transfers under Nethanna Sevalo.
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