| Name of the Cluster :Bijoynagar |
| IMPLEMENTING AGENCY : State Institute of Rural Development [SIRD] Assam |
| PROGRESS REPORT 2006-07 to 2009-10 (Upto May'10) |
| 2006-07 to 2009-10 |
|
|
|
|
| Amount Sanctioned: Rs.190.07 lakh |
|
|
|
|
| Amount Utilized: Rs.124.22 lakhs |
|
|
|
|
| % of utilisation: 65.35% |
|
|
|
|
| 4 Years Progress |
|
Financial |
Physical |
|
| A |
Physical Activity |
Cumulative Targets |
Cumulative Acheivements (Upto May'10) |
Cumulative Targets |
Cumulative Acheivements (Upto May'10) |
Remarks. |
| 1 |
Awarness Meeting |
0.20 |
1.75 |
5 |
5 |
Conducted 5 awarness camps at different pockets of the cluster |
| 2 |
Baseline Information Collection |
1.50 |
1.32 |
|
|
Conducted baseline survey |
| 3 |
Domestic Buyers Seller Meet |
0.75 |
0.00 |
3 |
0 |
|
| 4 |
Export Procedure Training |
0.50 |
0.00 |
1 |
0 |
|
| 5 |
Exhibition - outside the Cluster |
1.00 |
0.00 |
10 |
10 |
Sales generated thru' B.S.Meet, Exhibitions, Handloom house, etc. worth of Rs.85.28 lakhs |
| 6 |
Product Catalogue |
0.50 |
0.00 |
1 |
0 |
|
| 7 |
Meeting with Bank Officials |
0.65 |
0.00 |
4 |
0 |
|
| 8 |
Raw materials Bank for ERI yarn |
10.00 |
10.00 |
1 |
4 |
Availability of yarn to 5500 Weavers worth of Rs.53.88 lakhs worth yarn supplied, completed 10 cycles. |
| B |
CFC/DYEING UNIT |
|
|
|
|
|
| 9 |
Dyeing Unit & CFC |
29.05 |
29.05 |
1 |
1 |
?Dye House is use for Training, Sample Development, Product Development. There are one Hank Dyeing Machine, one Laboratory Dyeing Machine, one Hydro Executor & one Electronic Weighing balance. More emphasis has been put on the training of natural dye for the beneficiaries of cluster.
? CFC is presently used for sample development, product development & Training. Moreover CFC is also used for making the products as per the order being received by the consortium. At present there are 12 nos. of looms in working condition, 12 nos. Jacquard Machine, 2 nos. warping drums, 2 nos. Muga reeling & twisting machine, 1 no Reeling Machine, 1 no. Eri Spinning Machine & 6 nos. Cycle Frame Charkas to assit the weavers at the CFC. |
| C |
DESIGN & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT |
|
|
0 |
|
|
| 10 |
Involvement Design |
12.20 |
7.12 |
4 |
3 |
Total 113 designs developed, which secured sales worth of Rs.2.10 lakhs up to April'10 |
| 11 |
Product Development |
8.75 |
9.44 |
107 |
118 |
80 new products have been developed. New Design Eri/Cotton/Muga stole, Cushion Cover & Mekhala Chadar. |
| D |
TRAINING/ WORKSHOP |
|
|
|
|
|
| 12 |
Dissemination of new dyeing practies/ Technology |
5.50 |
3.87 |
26 |
14 |
150 Nos. Weavers trained at WSC, Guwahati and have knowldege of preparation of Dyes, dyeing procedures, etc. Knowldege of Chemicals dyeing & importance of natural dyes. |
| 13 |
Skill development (Weaving) Training |
9.60 |
7.99 |
22 |
20 |
436 nos. weavers are trained up in jacquard weaving, design their income increased on an average from Rs.35/- to Rs.60/- per day for around 750-800 weavers. |
| 14 |
Managerial training to SHG members |
5.00 |
3.05 |
18 |
15 |
Members of 471 Joint Liability Group trained for proper maintenance of records & accounts books,etc. From different pocket of cluster viz. Palashbari, Dharapur, Mirza, Kukurmara, etc. |
| 15 |
Workshop for Dissemination Information on Dyeing |
1.00 |
1.00 |
4 |
2 |
22 nos. of weaver were trained at WSC Gauhati |
| E |
PROVISION OF TECHNICAL RESOURCE PERSON |
|
|
|
|
|
| 16 |
Hiring Technical service Provider |
2.42 |
34.53 |
1 |
1 |
One expert of Sualkuchi background has been engaged for production of samples & designs / assistance of the designers / management of CFC. |
| 17 |
Provision of Improved Weaving Accessories to 750 Weavers |
12.50 |
5.00 |
750 |
750 |
750 weavers of 75 SHGs now assisted, increase in production capacity. |
| F |
MARKET INTERVENTION |
|
|
|
|
|
| 18 |
Buyer-Seller Meet |
36.00 |
25.84 |
36 |
|
In Chennai, Kolkatta, Pragati Maidan, Delhi & Guwahati. Sales worth of Rs.2.0 lakhs. Demand for Eri & Mugayardage & Eri Stole. Order generated for Rs.1.0 lakh. |
| 19 |
Participation in Exhibitions |
Exhibition in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Guwahati, Baroda, Banglore, Bhubeneswar, Shillong, Bongaigaon, Kolkata fabrics worth of Rs.36.10 lakhs sold. Also participants got an idea of diversified use of the fabrics and costing of the products. |
| 20 |
Dissimination of export Procedure & Methodology |
2.00 |
0.60 |
2 |
2 |
150 office bearer of SHG, co-operative societies participated and have thorough knowldege of Export procedure. |
| 21 |
Preparation of Web Portal |
2.75 |
1.02 |
1 |
1 |
Developed by NRA |
| 22 |
Preparation of Product Catalogue |
1.50 |
1.57 |
4 |
10 |
10 nos of catalogue containing 120 no of fabrics sample prepared |
| 23 |
Creating Brand Image by Publicity- ERI AHIMSA |
5.00 |
0.00 |
1 |
0 |
|
| G |
INSTITUTION BUILDING |
|
|
|
|
|
| 24 |
Formation of SHGs and Marketing Consortiums |
3.10 |
4.55 |
1 |
1 |
Bijoynagar Sipini Unnyan Samiti, Bijoynagar, registered under Societies Act. Registration No.: RS/KAM/240/A-15/891. [Total members in society are 5000] |
| H |
FINANCIAL LINKAGE |
|
|
|
|
|
| 25 |
Meeting with Banks for Financial Linkage |
1.55 |
1.27 |
200 |
207 |
150 SHG formed, covers 1500 weavers. Credit linkages worth of Rs.410.0 lakhs. [50% subsidy under SGSY scheme] |
| 26 |
CDCC MEETING |
0.90 |
0.40 |
11 |
3 |
?Three meeting have been held Chairman, CDCC meeting have been held, Chairman, CDCC inaguarated the CFC .
? No CDCC meeting was organised in 08-09, but Chairman is always informed about the progress of the Cluster whereas the Vice Chairman of the CDCC has made several visits over the to assess the progress of the Cluster. |
| I |
New Activities Sanction 2008-09 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 27 |
Exposure Visit |
5.00 |
0.50 |
1 |
1 |
A team of 10 members comprising Master weaver, weaver & Trader of Bijoynagar Cluster have visited Burdwan & Shantipur Cluster. |
| 28 |
Hand Loom Mark Registration |
1.00 |
0.47 |
|
2 |
Team from Textile Committee, Kolkatta for Handloom Mark Registration yet to come to inspection. Application for Registration was completed in Dec'08. |
| 29 |
Maintenance of CFC Machinery & BDC |
1.00 |
0.98 |
2 |
1 |
There are 12 looms & other Machineries which are always maintained in working conditions to ensure that production is always on the CFC. One Pit loom is being constructed for the benefit of the weavers at the CFC. |
| 30 |
Common workshed for Loom less Workers & Renovation of existing sheds. |
8.00 |
0.00 |
5 |
0 |
|
| 31 |
Stiching Unit |
4.00 |
0.00 |
1 |
0 |
Awaiting CDCC's approval for the machineries as required by the Designer. |
| 32 |
Preparation of Evaluation Study report & Production of Documentary Film. |
2.70 |
0.71 |
20 |
1 |
Documentary film completed & Submitted to DC (HL) & NRA. |
| 33 |
Engagement of Professional |
0.00 |
0.00 |
3 |
0 |
|
| J |
New Activities Proposed in 2009-10 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 34 |
Publicity of the cluster |
2.00 |
0.20 |
4 |
1 |
|
| 35 |
Strengthening of consortium |
1.00 |
|
1 |
1 |
One executive meeting of the consortium is scheduled |
| 36 |
Hand Loom Mark Registration |
1.00 |
0.25 |
5000 |
|
Application has been send to Textile Committee, Kolkata for the further entitlment of Handloom Mark to the Consortium "Bijoynagar Shipiniunnayan Sammittee". Initiative have taken to generalise the use of handloom mark to general weavers of the cluster. |
| 37 |
Training of local designers |
0.25 |
0.13 |
25 |
1 |
|
| |
|
16.25 |
11.3 |
69.54 |
|
|
| |
|
86.05 |
73.92 |
85.90 |
|
|
| |
|
60.9 |
26.98 |
44.30 |
|
|
| |
|
26.87 |
12.02 |
44.73 |
|
|
| |
|
190.07 |
124.22 |
65.35 |
|
|
