AP, NID to promote handloom products
Short-term education programmes will be jointly held on topics of mutual interest
(2nd from left) Minister Gudivada Amarnath at the MoU signing ceremony held at Vijayawada on Wednesday
Vijayawada: Department of Handlooms and Textiles, Andhra Pradesh government and National Institute of Design, Vijayawada have entered into an agreement for promotion of education and marketing of handlooms and textiles from the State.
The MoU was signed by Minister for Industries, Commerce, Handlooms and Textiles Gudivada Amarnath with the officials of NID here on Wednesday.
According to the MoU, exchange of knowledge among faculty and students of NID-AP and IIHT, Venkatagiri for strengthening of capacities of both faculty and students with latest technologies and developments, will take place. Collaboration in teaching, research and development studies in the field of mutual interest will also be seen under the agreement.
The government and NID will jointly organise short-term continuing education programmes on topics of mutual interest and to invite each other's faculty to participate therein. They will use laboratory facilities in specific cases for a limited period as to be discussed and agreed at the time of incidents by both parties.
The agreement says they will permit students, staff and faculty members to use the library facility of the government and involve the resources of both parties including faculty, staff, alumni, teaching assistants in developing designs and developing prototypes for a handloom product of AP in collaboration with the weavers in practice.
Both will work for market study, research and analysis for existing and potential scope for the handloom and allied products of AP like the saris and clothes produced at Uppada, Venkatagiri, Ponduru and other places. As per the MoU, consultation will be made for re-designing the aesthetics of APCO stores with minimum financial commitment.
