| Name of the Cluster: THIRUVANNAMALI |
| IMPLEMENTING AGENCY: TAMILNADU HANDLOOM WEAVERS COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. (COO-OPTEX), CHENNAI |
| PROGRESS REPORT 2006-07 to 2009-10 (Upto May'10) |
| Amount Sanctioned:Rs.156.95 Lakhs |
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| Amount Utilized: Rs.105.22 Lakh |
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| % of utilization : 67.04% |
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| 4 Years Progress |
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Physical Activity |
Cumulative Targets |
Cumulative Acheivements (Upto May'10) |
Cumulative Targets |
Cumulative Acheivements (Upto May'10) |
Remarks. |
| A |
Trust Building & information collection |
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| 1 |
Awareness Meeting Stake holders workshop, other line department focused meeting. |
0.60 |
0.60 |
3 |
4 |
Conducted stake holders workshop at Ammayapattu, Kunnagampoondipudur, vandavasi an awareness meeting at T.V. malai weavers response was impressive and they raised their problem and requirement. Activity Completed. |
| 2 |
Base line information collection for 5000 looms including Survey meeting , data analysis and focused group discussions. |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1 |
1 |
Conducted base line survey work by engaging the following NGO's: 1. Heaven on merciful earth 2. Rural women & child development society RWCDS 3. Association of Rural women welfare society 4. Women Handicraft development society, Tiruvannamalai Consolidation and Data analysis work completed with Gayatri Creatrion, chennai for 5615 weavers activity completed. |
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1. Heaven on merciful earth |
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2. Rural women and child Development society RWCDS |
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3. Association of Rural women welfare society. |
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4. Women Handicraft development society, Tiruvannamalai |
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Consolidation and Data analysis work completed with Gayatri creations, chennai for 5615 weavers Activity Completed. |
| B |
Marketing linkages |
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| 3 |
Exhibition |
42.00 |
32.60 |
42 |
34 |
?Participated in 34 different Handloom Expo at different places in country total sales worth of Rs.45.50 lakhs generated. ? Implementing Agency procured about Rs.150 lakhs worth of handloom products produced by the cluster area societies. |
| Conducted 3 BSM & particiopated in 4 BSM conducted by EDI, total order worth of Rs.275.00 lakhs received & supplied. |
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Marketing Survey |
0.50 |
0.43 |
1 |
1 |
Conducted marketing survey through Sardar Vallabhai Patel Institute in Textile Mgt. for conducting Survey, preliminary report received |
| 6 |
Visit to Marketing Organization for Business Linkages |
1.50 |
0.25 |
2 |
2 |
Visited FAB India resouce agancy Nilgris at Chennai and displayed cluster products. G.M. of Handloom House visited cluster area and they need cluster products on consignment basis. |
| C |
Financial Linkages |
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Financial linkages for existing for Co-operative sector for Raw material and Marketing. |
2.00 |
1.30 |
24 |
5 |
It was suggested to deposit a sum of 1.00 lakh as seed money with T.V.M. Dist C.C Bank for revival of vedol and Neduagunam, Theerkalaleeswarar W.C.S |
? 68 SHGs formed, which covers 700 weavers.
?It was suggested to deposit a sum of Rs.1.0 lakh as seed money with T.V.M. Dist. C C Bank for revival of vedol & Neduagunam. Threekalaleeswarar W. C. S. Since Vedol Society revived by getting cash credit from coop central Bank the society is not in need of help from cluster. As A.D.H.T Vellore suggested that Nedugunam theerkajaleswarar WCS can not be revived with the help of Meagre money from cluster and also as per suggestion of ADHT the amount of 1.0 lakhs has been provided to ponnur WCS and Ponnur murugan in form of yarn & wages at Rs.50 lakhs each WCS. |
| D |
Design and Product Development |
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Designer involvement, Product Prototype, Workshop on New Product Development |
10.60 |
4.20 |
1 |
1 |
? 31 New designs developed in pure Silk Sarees. ? Purchased 5 Designs from Cooptex for Sarees |
| 9 |
Diversification of 100 FDS looms to produce Diversified product |
4.00 |
0.65 |
100 |
65 |
Converted 60 FDS Saree producing looms to produce 60s Sarees. This activity has increased the wage earning capacity of weaver from Rs.1500-4000 p.m. |
| 10 |
Product Development |
6.00 |
2.00 |
2 |
1 |
Produced pure silk furnishing with Athimalaipet Aringar Anna WCS and Pure silk and Zari have been provided to newly started Amman WCS Durugam for product development work. Produced Pune silk saree with half find zari. Proposed to produce Silk Sarees, Cotton Shirtings. |
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Quality Upgradation |
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Dyer Workshop |
1.00 |
1.00 |
2 |
2 |
? Dyer workshop was conducted at Vandavasi, approved dyers and weavers participated. Dyers & Weavers participated. NHDC & INDOKLIM Ltd. Helped to conduct the Dyers workshop successfully. ? As per suggesstion fom TRP Mr.Thiru D Jayaramiah, visited Trivandrum & Chirala with weavers to study improved methods of Sizing & Weaving adopted in the above area. |
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Orientation workshop of dyers at the Cluster level. |
0.50 |
0.50 |
2 |
1 |
Visited Dye Factories in Salem along with approved Dyers and weavers and IIHT Salem to see and study AZO free Dyes and improved methods of weaving. |
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Replacement of loom Accessories to Weavers |
10.00 |
6.00 |
1200 |
500 |
Beneficiaries from WCS and SHG have been identified. Healds & Reeds purchased and issued of looms accessories to 500 weavers. |
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Providing motor fixed Bobbin / Pirn winding Machine
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11.00 |
8.00 |
510 |
500 |
?Installed 5 winding and warping machines units installed at Vedol, kunnagampoondi pudur, kilkodungalur, kovilur and Ammayapattu, benefited more than 500 weavers of Co-operative societies. ?Purchased 200 motor fixed bobin / pirn winding machines and supplied to weavers |
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Providing of Jacquards & accessories to Silk Saree producers of SHG weavers |
7.00 |
7.00 |
250 |
210 |
Purchased 210 nos. of 240 Hooks Jacquared machine & supplied to 210 beneficiaries which increased wage earning of Rs.750-1000 p.m. |
| 16 |
Conversion of free distribution looms to produce diversified products |
4.00 |
0.40 |
100 |
10 |
Converted 5 looms at chittaruvoor pudur WCS to produce pure silk Sarees. |
| 17 |
Up gradation of Dyeing Unit at Kunnagampoondi Poondi WCS |
5.00 |
0.00 |
2 |
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To upgrade the dye house of Kunnagam poondi pudur WCS the amount was sanctioned. The society due to litigation problem has informed that they are unable to upgrade the dyeing unit. Hence it is proposed to utilize this fund to construct a silk dyeing unit at Devikapuram to benefit more than 1500 weavers living in and around Devikapuram. The Devikapuram panchayat has provided land free of cost for this purpose and proposal have been submitted to collector for early sanction of the land. |
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Exposure Visit |
3.00 |
0.40 |
3 |
1 |
Taken 10 FDS Saree weavers to Athimalaipattu to see & study the silk weaving technique and 10 weavers to Polur to study new products. |
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Strengthening Existing Institution |
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Evaluating the strength of the existing Institution. |
0.50 |
0.50 |
10 |
10 |
Study and evaluating the strength of the existing institutions has been conducted by the Natesan Institute of Co-operative Management, Chennai and report received. |
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Handloom Mark Registration |
3.50 |
2.70 |
8 |
4 |
Purchased 3.5 lakhs Handloom Mark Label from Textile Committee, Chennai to distbute our Weavers. Remibursement the HL Mark registration charges to 10 WCS. |
| 21 |
Engagement of professional employee for the association |
7.50 |
3.60 |
3 |
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? Thiru. M. Siddharthan has been engaged to attend cluster works. ? Ms. Pranitha Janet a NIFT candidate designer joined & worked for a month & regisned. And Shri FIBBIN V. RAJ designer has joined cluster in Dec'08 |
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Monitoring |
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| 22 |
Formation of C.D.C.C. and Meeting. |
0.75 |
0.35 |
6 |
2 |
CDCC formed and 2 meetings conducted. |
| 23 |
Opening an office for cluster Development Programme at Tiruvannamalai |
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Shop No 10 at Poomaalai shopping complex at Venkikal Tiruvannamalai has been allotted and office functioning |
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Publicity & Documentation |
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Cluster News Letter |
1.00 |
0.80 |
1 |
1 |
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Documentation of IHCDP, Film & Catalogue |
3.50 |
1.50 |
3 |
1 |
Brochures, products catalogue and product stickers are printed. New Product Catalogue submitted and product stickers prepared. |
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Training |
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| 26 |
Mgt. Training to office bearers |
2.00 |
1.89 |
6 |
4 |
?Training Program has been organized at Natesan institute of co-operative management chennai from 9.4.08 to 12.4.08 and society staffs and SHG members participated and trained. ?Conducted training at Sardar Vallabhai Patel Institute of Textile Mgt. - Coimbatore for 47 weavers benefited from SHG & WCS. |
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Providing CAD/CAM facility, Card punching Machine at Athimalaipattu. |
3.00 |
0.00 |
2 |
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DPR will be submitted by end of June,2010 |
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Institutional Activities |
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| 28 |
Formation of SHG / Weavers Consortium |
3.00 |
1.95 |
100 |
65 |
Thiruvannamalai Handloom Cluster Consortium formed with Weavers Co-Operative Societies, & an NOG Women's Handicraft development Society, Registered under Society Act. - Total 2500 members associated. |
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Health Camp |
1.00 |
1.00 |
10 |
10 |
10 health camp in the following villages have been conducted, attended 3015 weavers and family members enefited. Kilkodungalur, Kannagampoondi pudur, Hasnamapettai, Kovilur, Nadukkuppam, Velapadi, Vedal, Athimalaipet, Ammayapattu & Ponnur |
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Yarn Corpus |
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| 30 |
Corpus Yarn Bank |
5.00 |
5.00 |
1 |
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Yarn worth of 240.00 lakhs have been supplied to 1700 weaves benefited and 48 Cycles completed. |
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Common Facility Centre |
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Establishment of CFC |
19.00 |
17.40 |
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3000 Sq. ft. land obtained at Devikapuram Village. Plan & estimatation are submitted obtaine approval and floating tender in progress. |
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11.35 |
11.35 |
100 |
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74.25 |
55.03 |
74.11 |
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39.85 |
27.24 |
68.36 |
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31.5 |
11.6 |
36.83 |
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156.95 |
105.22 |
67.04 |
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