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| Handloom Cluster Development |
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| In the context of handloom cluster the following actors play a major part: |
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Weaving units, Finishing Units |
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Dyeing and printing units |
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Garment producers |
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Merchant buyers
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Traders |
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Exporters |
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Producers of specialized inputs such as yarn, buttons, etc. |
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Government and private financial and R&D institutions etc. |
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BDS providers and Associations, e.g. Weavers' Club etc. |
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| Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India |
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(EDI), a national resource institution in the task of entrepreneurship teaching, research, establishing replicable models of development and policy advocacy in association with Ministry of Textile has undertaken specific diagnostic cum scoping study of select five clusters in different parts of the country viz; Sonepur (Orissa), Banaras (UP), Bijoy Nagar (Assam), Kuringipadi (TN) & Madhavaram (AP) under the banner of International Centre for Cluster Competitiveness & Growth (IC3G). The centre inaugurated by honourable chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Narendra Modi on 18th January 2005, derives its genesis from the cluster development initiatives at hand with the Office of Development Commissioner, Small Scale Industries, Ministry of Small Scale Industries, Government of India. The centre has been active in imparting training, providing hand holding and mentoring support, direct implementation of cluster development programmes along with putting up relevant inter cluster interface like websites, news letter etc; so as to reap in dynamism of growth and knowledge management. |
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Traditional production technique |
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Low level of technology and skills |
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Lack of modernization |
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Quality up gradation - Research and development
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Lack of adequate, even and timely supply of inputs |
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Lack of product and design innovation |
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Non-availability of adequate and timely credit facilities |
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Lack of skill up gradation of weavers in designing, dyeing, printing and processing |
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Inadequate organizational marketing and technical support |
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| Outcome Based Interventions |
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The five studies have highlighted the need and importance of an urgent intervention so as to improve upon the socio-economic condition of weavers, improve design development skills, marketability so as to derive the needed competitive advantage in the present economic environment. The interventions will revolve around the following set of actions:
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Recognize the role of social capital - At the weavers' level |
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Trust-building initiatives |
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Vision building with Cluster stakeholders |
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Networking with special attention to consortia
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Job Quality Improvement & upgrading worker's productivity |
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Association / consortium building and Strengthening |
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Accessing Business Development Services (BDS) |
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Implementation of Cluster Action Plan (With an eye on Exit Strategy) |
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Establishing principles of monitoring and evaluation, with special emphasis on the benefit sharing within the cluster. |
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Approach
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| The above activities will involve following approaches in an integrated manner: |
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Expected Outcome
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| The integrated approach above all will adopt holistic development of the languishing trade and ultimately the weavers. |
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