Yarn passbooks have been distributed among weavers in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram and Manipur. This makes yarn available at subsidised rates. In several districts, the coverage has been almost 100 per cent. Marketing events organised in these districts generated substantial sales for artisans and weavers.

Weavers and artisans have also been enrolled under the social security insurance scheme. Centers of excellence, comprising 55 display outlets, have been set up in Varanasi for the sale of products which are G.I. tagged. Tufting frames and carpet looms have been provided to carpet weavers of Bhadohi in Uttar Pradesh.

Prominent garmenting companies of India have agreed to placing orders with clusters of weavers through the handloom verticals of these companies. Weavers are being provided facilities like tool kits and yarn at subsidised rates to cut down the cost of production and enhance their income. The Promotion Council for Handlooms and Handicrafts has signed MoUs with weavers’ societies and artisans for promoting exports through design and skill enhancement and such other interventions.

Weavers’ service centers have been designated as supervising agencies for effective coordination with banks, district administrations and weavers. Three-fourths of the cost of education for girls and children belonging to the SC, ST and BPL categories will be funded.