Visitor No. 49506
Monthly Progress Report :- Year   2008 - 2009

     Bargarh :-
Name of the Cluster: Bargarh            
IMPLEMENTING AGENCY: BOYANIKA , Bhubaneshwar 
PROGRESS REPORT [2007-08] & [2008-09] [UPTO May 2009]
2007-08   2008-09
Amount Sanctioned: Rs.58.25 Lakhs                  Amount Sanctined : Rs 50.72 Lakhs
Amount Utilised:   Rs.41.03 Lakhs                              Amount Utilized : Rs 17.60 Lakhs
% Utilization : 71.44     % Utilization : 34.70
2007-08 2008-09
Sr No  Physical Activity              [NOTE: The Activities mentioned in Bold below are also the activities sanctioned for 2008-09] Physical
Target [Freq/ No]
Phy
Achievement
[07-08]
Financial Target
[Rs. In lakhs]
Fin. Achievement [07-08]
[Rs in lakhs]
Remarks  Physical Target [Freq/No.] Phy.Achievement [Apr-May 09] Fin.  Target [In Rs Lakhs] Fin. Achievement [Apr.-May 09] Remarks 
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
A.  Social Activity:                    
1 SHG formation & strengthening 50 30 1.50 0.44 30 SHG formed involving 360 weavers. Their Accounts have been opened with the Banks.  50 30 1.50 0.90 30 New SHGs  formed and strengthened this year involving 344 weavers. Besides, 30 SHG formed last year covering 360 weavers are also being strengthened with regular hand holding support
2 CDCC meeting
5 3 0.25 0.09 3 CDCC meetings conducted.
5 2 0.25 0.10 District Magistrate & Collector, Bargarh, Deputy Director, WSC, Bhubaneswar, Joint Director of Textiles, Bargarh, I.A. and other members of CDCG attended the meeting. Important decisions like revised proposal on technology intervention, installation of hoardings etc. have been taken in the meeting.
3 Meeting with Banker / Stakeholders for improving Credit Availability
10 1 0.50 0.05 210 weavers credit linked worth Rs 51.20 lakhs

2 1 0.10 0.05 58 weavers credit linked worth Rs.14.5 lakhs. Besides, 55 SHG credit linked worth Rs.115.46 lakhs. Important decisions like organising loan recovery mela jointly by the bankers & clusters were taken
4 Formation of Consortia / Apex organisation 2 2 0.50 0.19 Consortium of SHG Weavers - [Coverage 3411Weavers]- (1) Gangadhar Meher Ikat Club - 11 Master weavers and 400 weavers (2) Sambalpuri Ikat Bunkar Sangh covering 3000 weavers.  3 1 1.00 0.60 One new consortia formed involving 11 National Awardees, Master weavers - Jhilimnda Traditional Weavers Group. The two consortia promoted under IHCDP last year are also being provided with hand holding support. By law of the consortium prepared for registration under Self Help Co-operative Act, 2001
5 Publishing of Quarterly news magazine / Hoardings 4 0 0.40 0.00 This activity not undertaken in 2007-08 however the same will be done in 2008-09 5 2 2.40 0.20 Places and texts  of hoardings  finalized . Six hoardings will be installed in four block head quarters and one at Balijuri haat and entrance to Bargarh. Quotations from supplier received. Purchase committee held on 5.6.09. Order to be placed on 6.6.09. 
B.  Marketing Activity                    
6 Exhibitions / Sales Cum Buyer-Seller Meet
3 10 9.00 8.56 Exhibitions organised in Mumbai, Bhubaneswar, Pune, Ahmedabad, New Delhi, Kolkata and Puri. Sales worth Rs 40.25 Lakhs generated. Orders of Rs.11.26 lakhs received.
10 11 18 6.95 Participated in 5 national exhibitions at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Vadodara, Bhubaneswar, Puri and Himachal Bhawan, New Delhi. Retail Sales of 17.88 lakhs and orders of Rs.1.15 lakh received. In total retail sales inclusive of order of Rs.70.55 lakhs received during 2007-08 and 2008-09.
7 Product Catalogue
1   2.00 0.00 Activity not carried out in 07-08. 1 0 2.00 0.00  Development of Product Catalogue under process. Will be submitted during the review meeting.
8 Creation of web portal 1 1 0.50 0.50 Common Web Portal done by NRA.          
9 Visit to export house 2 1 1.00 0.486 Selected Exporters Boyed exports - an exporter from Kolkata visited  the Clusters.Exporters namely PMA Handweaves Pvt. Ltd, JJ Exporters Ltd, JIICO Exporters Pvt. Ltd. CCIC, SSTC were visited by cluster at Kolkata.          
C.  Technology Upgradation                    
10 Engagement of Professional Designer and Development of new Products
1 1 5.00 2.93 36 new paper designs developed. New products developed - 18.
1 1 3.60 2.40 Earlier Designer resigned. New Designer Shri Prabir Haldar joined on 28.1.2009. 20 new designs given by the designer. 12 new design products already produced. Remaining 8 new designs taken into production process.
11 Training on Design Development (Local Designer Training)  2 0 2.00 0.00 Funds not sanctioned in 2008/-09          
12 Weavers' Training  (IIHT) 2 2 4.00 1.66 Weavers started adopting new techniques like jacquard, improved dobby which was not practiced in the cluster. 2 2 2.00 2.00 22 weavers undergone training on jacquard weaving at IIHT, Varanasi and WSC, Varanasi for a period of two week. 
13 Training on Improved Dyeing Procedure 1 1 3.50 0.98 UDCT, Mumbai - Training on Reactive and VAT dyeing. 10 Dyers have been trained.  2 1 2.00 1.00 12 weavers / dyers undergone training at UICT, Mumbai for a period of one week. New dyeing training adopted in the cluster by the weavers
14 Dyeing Training with natural dyes 1 - 1.50 0.00 Not done in year 2007-08 5 1 2.50 0.70 10 skilled dyers undergone training at NIRD, Hyderabad through DASTKAR, Andhra. Vegetable dyeing adopted in the cluster. 
15  Setting up of CFC
1 1 11.88 11.88 It is functional at  the Sambalpuri Vastralaya Premises.          Quality Testing Laboratory is functional. Yarns, Dyes & Chemicals of Raw Material Bank are being tested by the stakeholders of the cluster.Cluster Information Centre is also functional. Cluster meeting is being held in the CIC. Monthly periodicals like COLOURAGE, Indian Textile Journals are purchased by the CIC is being used by the stakeholders of the cluster.
16 Upgradation of existing dyeing facilities
1 1 1.72 1.72 It is functional at  the Sambalpuri Vastralaya Premises. In Dye house only cotton hank yarn of about 30 bales are being dyed in a month.(1800 weavers.MOUs are not yet sign yet.
        Water Softening Plant installed is used in the dyeing process of approximately 400 kg per month.
17 Sales Center  2 2 4.00 4.00 Renovation work of Sales centre done at Two locations. -  Sambalpur & Bolangir.
         
18 Exposure Visit 2 2 4.00 2.54 Visited Pochampally, chirala, vijaywada, Koyalgudam, WSC Hydeabad, NIFT Hyderabad -  total 16 nos of master weavers and enterpreneur weaver persons visited . 2 2 2.00 2.00 32 weavers taken for exposure visits. One at South i.e., Chiralla and other at Shantipur, Fulia, Dhaniakhali and Samudragarh 
19 Corpus Fund for Yarn Depot 1 1 5.00 5.00 One Cycle - Rs 5.00 lakhs of yarn , covering  200 weavers.  0   0.00   Five rotations completed with annual turn over of Rs.25.56 lakhs. Sixth rotation under process.
  TOTAL      58.25 41.03            
            Activities 2008-09          
20           Introduction of Lattice Dobby & Broad Loom 300   3.00   Quotations invited for supply of the Dobby. Approval from D.C. Office awaited for enhancing the unit cost of improved dobby of 8 shaft with chain and crank from Rs.1000 to Rs.2000 
21           Improving Marketing Skills to the Members of Consortium  2 1 1.00 0.50 12 consortium members undergone training at EDII, Bhubaneswar.
22           Installation of modern pre-loom machine  222   6.37   Quotations called for from different supplier. Purchase Committee to be held on 5.6.09 to finalise the supplier. Order will be placed on 6.6.09.
23           Organising seminar / workshop  3   1.00   WSC, Bhubaneswar,  Textiles Committee, Bhubanbeswar, IIHT, Bargarh ,  ITT, Choudwar, EDII, Bhubaneswar, contacted for the seminar. Seminar to be conducted during 3rd week of June, 2009 and 1st week of July, 2009.
24           Handloom Mark  5 1 1.00 0.20 One workshop organised through Textiles Committee. 23 stakeholders applied for Handloom Mark Logo. Site verification completed. 
25           Documentation of Impact in the Cluster 1   1.00   Documentation of Video film under process. 
            Total      50.72 17.60