The main objective of the department is to enable the spirit of equility , self depending and co-operation through co-operative sector in the families who depend on handlooms and powerlooms as their main occupation. To utilise all the inherent co-operative quality of the skilled enterprencies in overall development of skilled enterprenuers.

In shimoga district,the office is presently situated in District Industries Centre building, Nehru road.Programmes of the department are implemented through state sector and district sector programmes.The assistant director of Handlooms and Textiles is the district level officer for implementing various schemes of the department for benefit of weavers.

Schemes of the Department

District Sector Plans

• Providing working capital for community weaving centres
• Providing improved equipments and tools
• Training to weavers
• Working capital to handlooms
• Modernisation of handlooms
• Government share capital for handloom cooperative societies.

Weavers Welfare Schemes

• Medical assistance
• Scholorship for studying childrens of weavers.
• Asistance for cremation of deceased weaver.
• Assistance for providing electric connection to weavers house.
• Providing worksheds adjoining to the houses of weavers.
• Exhibition and sale of handloom products during festivals and fairs.
• Community weaver centre for powerloom societies
• Working capital through NCDC schemes
• SCP/TSP scheme for providing training & assisting weavers of SC/ST
• Group insurance schemes for weavers.

For details contact :

Assistant Director,
Handlooms & Textiles
District Industries Centre Building,
Nehru Road
Shimoga 577 201