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Tuesday, Jan 25, 2005

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`Allow handloom weavers to export through Cooptex'

By Our Staff Reporter

ERODE, JAN. 24 . The cooperative societies in this district export handloom products worth Rs. 215 crores every year under the deemed export system. Instead, the handloom weavers cooperative society should be allowed to export through the Cooptex, the Erode MLA, K.S. Thennarasu, has said.

He was inaugurating a three-day training programme, organised here by the Textile Committee, Directorate of Handloom and textiles, Tamil Nadu, and the Kavindapady mat weavers cooperative society, under a cluster development programme for handloom weavers.

Mr. Thennarasu said cooperative weavers were producing quality handloom goods. In the absence of proper buyers, they were leaning on the deemed export system. A federation should be formed for the handloom weavers cooperatives to export their products. Or they should be allowed to export through the Cooptex.

Sara Thorn, an Australian designer, said the demand in the western countries for handloom products was high. Hence, weavers should turn out quality varieties suited to the tastes of foreign buyers. She assured the weavers that she would train them in design making.

Sampath, an Australian textile consultant, said export varieties should be produced with skilled craftsmen and innovative ideas.

K. Selvaraj, Assistant Director Handlooms, Erode, and Unnikrishanan, Deputy Director, Textile Committee, spoke.

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