CM Revanth inaugurates handloom technology institute in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy inaugurated the Indian Institute of Handloom Technology (IIHT) in the city on Monday. In his address, he highlighted that students from Telangana previously had to travel to Andhra Pradesh or Odisha for handloom technology studies. With the new institute now in the state, local aspirants will have access to education without needing to leave Telangana. The Chief Minister also noted that the previous government had failed to establish such an institute over the past decade.

“My government appealed to the Centre to take measures to establish the IIHT in Telangana as soon as the matter was brought to my notice. I have urged Prime Minister and the Union Textile Minister to set up the institution in the State,” CM Revanth said.

The Center responded positively to the Telangana government’s request and approved the establishment of the institute. Government directed the authorities to start work for the establishment of the Handloom Technology institute this year itself.

The Institute will provide advanced training and education in handloom techniques. The State government has decided to name the newly established IIHT after Konda Laxman Bapuji, a veteran freedom fighter who fought for the Statehood of Telangana.

Skill University has already been opened to impart skill training to the students in the Telangana State and necessary steps will be taken to set up the IIHT campus in the Skill University next year, he added. Telangana Government has already released Rs 290 crore dues to weavers. Reddy further said that 63 lakh Self Help Groups (SHG) members are registered in the State. The State government has decided to distribute two sarees to each SHG member every year. Instructions have already been given to the authorities to come out with good design and quality of sarees. The State government will waive Rs 30 crore handloom loans taken by the weavers, he said. The State government has also decided to give the order to manufacture of 1.30 crore sarees to the weavers annually. Officials are instructed to prepare an action plan for the conduct of elections to co-operative Unions

(Samakhya Sanghalu).