Karnataka government has launched a relief scheme “Nekar Samman Yojane” for weavers. The state government has allocated a sum of Rs 10.96 crore under the programme. As per the state government, the Silk, cotton, wool and other handloom weavers have been made eligible under the scheme.
In the first phase of the “Nekar Samman Yojana financial aid of Rs 2,000 will be transferred to 19,744 handloom weavers through Direct Benefit Transfer. The state Government also announced that the workers employed in the power loom sector would also get a one time payment of Rs 2,000 each.
