At present, the Tamil Nadu government provides 1,000 units of free electricity once every two months to ordinary power looms. The sector is now hopeful that the Union Budget will include a provision for installing solar power panels at subsidised rates.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 2 (ANI): Aiming to provide financial support to the bereaved families of handloom and power loom weavers in Telangana, the state government will launch the 'Nethana Beema' scheme on August 7, said minister KT Rama Rao on Monday.
Surat (Gujarat) [India], June 15 (ANI): Traders and power-loom weavers in Surat observed a shutdown on Thursday over a demand for the withdrawal of the Goods and Service Tax (GST).