Scheme for Wage Compensation to Handloom Weaver Families

DETAILS Launched in 2018, the scheme "Scheme for Wage Compensation to Handloom Weaver Families" by the Department of Handlooms & Textiles, Government of Andhra Pradesh aims to provide wage compensation relief to handloom weaver families to help them overcome financial distress caused by unfavorable climatic conditions during the rainy season. Through this scheme, a relief assistance of ₹4,000 per weaver family is provided as a subsistence allowance to compensate for wage loss during the rainy season. The scheme is implemented by the Director of Handlooms and Textiles, Andhra Pradesh. The objectives of the scheme are to address the intermittent loss of work during the rainy season due to issues such as oozing of water in loom pits, dampness causing stickiness of warps, and damage to looms and raw materials. BENEFITS ₹2,000/- per month for two months. Relief Assistance of ₹4,000/- as Subsistence Allowance per Weaver Family in a year. The transfer of relief assistance to the beneficiaries' accounts will be via Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). ELIGIBILITY The applicant should be a handloom weaver engaged in the handloom profession or in an allied activity such as weaving, warping & sizing. The applicant should be enrolled under the "Praja Sadhikara Survey" of the Government of Andhra Pradesh.