| Name of the Cluster: Kurinjipadi |
| IMPLEMENTING AGENCY - COOPTEX , Chennai |
| PROGRESS REPORT [2007-08] & [2008-09] [UPTO MAY,2009] |
| 2007-08 |
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2008-09 |
| Amount Sanctioned : Rs 57.82 Lakhs |
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Amount Sanctioned: Rs 32.60 Lakhs |
| Amount Utilized : Rs 47.50 Lakhs |
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Amount Utilized: Rs 14.85 Lakhs |
| % Utilization : 82.15 |
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% Utilisation : 45.55 |
| 2007-08 |
2008-09 |
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Physical Activity [NOTE: The Activities mentioned in Bold below are also the activities sanctioned for 2008-09] |
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Fin. Ach. [Rs in lakhs] |
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Phy.Achievement [Apr.08 to May.09] |
Fin. Target [In Rs Lakhs] |
Fin. Ach. [Apr.08 to May.09] |
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| A |
Institutional formation / Strengthening |
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| 1 |
Conducting awareness programme for stake holders in the cluster |
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10 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
110 Programmes completed in 9 various cluster pockets. Overall about 1800 Stakeholders participated and created awareness about this Scheme. They also voiced their problems and requirements. . |
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0.50 |
0.30 |
Three awareness meetings have been conducted with outsource persons from Kumaraguru College, Coimbatore & IIHT, Salem on 15th, 16th & 17th of July ‘08 at Kurinjipadi, Cuddalore, & Pudupet respectively for the newly formed SHGs. About 450 SHG weaver members have been participated. |
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Exposure visit to Meerut to study the drop box weaving technology |
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2.00 |
1.20 |
As advised by the Director, Weavers Service Centre, we have brought the Twin shuttle drop box loom from WSC, Jaipur for Kurinjipadi cluster and given training from 31.12.2007 to 2.1.2008 for 22 days to 220 Weavers. For the balance amount, it is decided to supply Twin shuttle drop box sleys to 30 weavers instead of exposure visit. Order placed with Chennimalai party for supply of sleys. 2 sleys supplied to the Karaikadu & Singapuri WCS |
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| 3 |
Exposure visit for product diversification of Home textile for export market. |
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0.50 |
0.50 |
One exposure visit carried out to Chennimalai, Bhavani & Kanchikoil areas with 40 stakeholders on 14.09.2007 for product diversification of Home textiles for Export market. Also carried out another exposure visit on 26.9.2008 to Arni area silk handloom cluster with 20 silk weavers to study & adopt the automatic Banumoorthy Korvai silk weaving loom & technique. |
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1.00 |
0.50 |
Visited to Chirala (AP) cluster on 6.3.09 along with 16 stakeholders & TRP and studied about the Kuppadam - Korvai silk border weaving technology and CFC, Dye house & Consortia model. . Further visited Kannur cluster on 21.04.09 along with 20 stakeholders & consortia members and studied about consortia model with the help of Weavers Service Centre officials. |
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Formation of Self Help Group among Women Folk of Weaving Community. |
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46 |
1.50 |
1.50 |
Engaged 3 NGOs and arranged for formation of 60 SHGs. 46 SHGs already formed. Four meeting conducted with SHGs. Credit linkage facilitated for 15 SHGs with Vijaya Bank. Arrangements being made for giving training on Tailoring & Embroidery to SHG weavers with DRDA funds which are awaited. |
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3.00 |
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Arrangements being made to form 100 SHGs among weavers by engaging 4 or 5 NGOs through Collector and facilitate credit linkage from banks as working capital. In the meanwhile, during review meeting, MD advised to Joint Liability Group instead of SHG. |
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Release of quarterly Newsletters to disseminate about cluster activity.
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0.00 |
0.40 |
One newsletter printed in Tamil text and released during last week of October’08. The second News letter also printed with success story of the cluster both in Tamil and English and it will be released by second week of June-2009 |
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Activity accomplished. |
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Market Linkage |
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Participation in HEPC fair for direct export market.
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1.00 |
0.90 |
We have sent and displayed cluster silk cushion cover and silk curtain shown in the Heim Textile Fair, Frankfurt during 9–12th January 2008 and export buyers shown interest on the samples. The E.D, HEPC accepted to render all help to participate in HEPC fair in UAE Countries. DCH not approved for participating in International fair. So it is planned to participate in Indian trade fairs. |
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Proposal to be sent to DCH for approval for participating in International fair. |
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Analysis of current / new market trend |
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0.30 |
0.03 |
Rs. 0.72 lakh amount is diverted for participating in Exhibitions / BSM during 2007 – 08 vide DCH Office, N.D letter dt.11.3.2008. |
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| 8 |
Conducting exhibition inside and outside cluster for direct retail market.
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6.47 |
6.47 |
Four Exhibitions participated at Delhi on 22.8.2007, Ahmedabad on 26.10.2007 and Mumbai on 2.9.2007 and 22.1.2008 for 10 days each. Further one BSM at Delhi on 12.2.08 & one National Expo at Chennai on 19.3.08 have also participated. Two BSM with W.S.C & Handloom House at Chennai have also participated. Total sales effected were Rs.10.00 lakh. One BSM with FAB INDIA attended on 4.9.2008 and cluster samples selected for further order+ (* Rs.4.52 lakh transferred from other activities by DCH.) |
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12.00 |
6.60 |
WE have conducted BSM at Chennai on 12.5.2009 and obtained Rs.60.00 lakh order. Participated BSM at Cimbatore on 4.4.09 conducted by NHDC. Also participated in two National Handloom Expo at Chennai (27.2.09 to 20.3.09) & Bangalore (11.2.09 to 3.3.09), Five Cluster Exhibitions at Ahmedabad (18 to 26.10.08), Bangalore (25 to 5.1.09) through EDI and at Goa (13 to 23.12.08), & Bangalore (!6.12.08 to 14.1.09) through Cooptex & at Chennai (5.1.09) through FICCI and sold about 18.50 lakh worth of goods. |
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Publicity and documentation |
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1.00 |
1.00 |
Printed 1000 brochures for the cluster product and scheme. Installed 2 cluster Hoardings to Silk societies showrooms and 3 cluster Hoardings to Co-optex showrooms for cluster product’s advertisement One camera purchased for cluster use and documentation. |
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0.45 |
Two new products Catalogue prepared and printed 2000 copies & distributed to the buyers & merchants. It is planned to utilize this amount by shooting video film, releasing of advertisements, Printing of bags, and installation of hoardings. |
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Web portal |
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0.50 |
0.50 |
Created common cluster Website www.indianhandlooms cluster.dchl.net |
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Activity accomplished. |
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Promotion and adoption for Handloom Mark Scheme and label on the cluster |
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1.00 |
1.00 |
Distributed 1,50,000 Nos. of Handloom mark labels to 21 Societies through DRO, MD, Cooptex, AGM, Nabard during CDCC meeting held on 14.11.2007 during May ’08 |
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Purchase order placed with Textiles Committee, Chennai and received 1.50 lakh numbers of Handloom Mark Labels with 20 tagging guns for onward distribution to the 22 societies & Cooptex for utilization of Handloom Mark Labels on the cluster products |
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Financial Linkage |
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Financial linkage with Banks for existing Co-operative sector for raw material and marketing
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Rs. 0.25 lakh allotted for conducting exhibition (2.3) vide DCH Office letter dt. 11.3.08. This amount has been added in exhibitions activity |
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Design and Product Development |
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Engaging of professional designer for design development as per new market demand. |
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4.00 |
1.50 |
Engaged one NIFT designer and developed 44 new 2/100s quality shirting designs out of which 700 ready made shirts has been stitched in 28 designs and 200 shirts sold during Ahmedabad and Mumbai Cluster EXPOs. 500 shirts will be supplied to Cooptex. Further 10 new design special combed quality lunghies & Organic cotton lunghies, 4 silk cushion cover & silk curtain, four silk printed saris, One 2/100s cotton sarees and Natural dyeing shirts in 4 colours are developed. Design development activity continued. |
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3.60 |
2.10 |
Engaged one designer from Weavers Service Centre, Chennai for Kurinjipadi cluster after getting approval from DCH Office & he joined duty on 05.11.08 and visited all cluster pockets. He supplied 29 lunghy, 20 silk sarees, & 9 Dress material designs and 10 lunghy & 7 silk designs given to Societies for production. |
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Skill up gradation for local designers in the cluster |
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1.00 |
0.00 |
We have requested NIFT, Chennai to give designing training, to the designers for new designs and colours development as per current market trend. Proposal received from NIFT and the fees is very high. So it was decided to give training, through weavers Service Centre, Chennai. The confirmation received from WSC & the training will be conducted during June –09. |
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Quality up gradation |
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Orientation workshop for dyers to upgrade the technology |
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Gandhi gram Trust & imparted training on natural dyeing of Cotton and silk for five days from 18.2.08 to 22.2.08 to 12 dyers from the Cluster for upgrading the New Dyeing Technology. In house dyeing workshop has been given from 25.7.2008 for 4 dyes houses with technical expert from Salem and improved their dyeing quality. |
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Providing loom accessories to 1000 weavers on replacement basis for quality up gradation |
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5.00 |
5.00 |
So far 1100 sets of healds and reeds were supplied to the weavers through collector, Technical Resource Person (TRP), AGM, Nabard, ADH&T & local VIP and the quality of the products improved. By end of June 2009 another 150 sets will be distributed to the weavers in the Cluster. |
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Common Facilities Centre |
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Establishment of CFC including cabinet dyeing machine for improving the dyeing quality. |
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18.00 |
17.05 |
As approved by DCH, the existing RCC building at Singapuri society in Kurinjipadi will be engaged for CFC on long lease basis by depositing Rs.6.00 lakh in the bank and the Dye house is also to be constructed in the same society premises. . Tender will be called for dye house construction after obtaining permission from pollution control board. Regarding CFC, the patricians work will be commenced after getting approval from DH&T Office. Amount paid Cooptex A/C & kept as advance & sent U.C |
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Establishment of CAD Centre for Design development. |
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2.00 |
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This amount has been transferred for the construction of CFC as per DCH Office’s instructions. |
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Establishment of common shed for street warp sizing. (20' x 65 '). |
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2.80 |
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The 9 groups of warp sizers initially accepted for common sizing shed. Now during Technical Resource Person (TRP) meeting with sizers, they insisting us to construct 9 sheds individually at their nearby places at 3 - 4 K.M distance & they are not come forward to work in the proposed common shed. Hence the TRP recommended to drop the activity and advised to utilize this amount for Dye house. Letter sent to DCH Office for approval. |
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Corpus for yarn |
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Corpus for yarn as working capital |
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5.00 |
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So far Rs.55.50. lakh worth of 60s, 40s good quality yarn purchased from NHDC and sold to societies as per their need. ( 11 Times funds rotated) Further Continuous order placing with NHDC for supply |
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Training |
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Providing management training to existing office bearers. |
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Rs.1.50* lakh allotted for conducting exhibitions / BSM vide DCH letter dt.11.3.2008. This amount is included in the Exhibition activity. (2.3) |
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Organizing Seminar for information dissemination for export procedure for methodology. |
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1.00 |
1.00 |
Organized Seminar for information dissemination for export procedure for methodology on 23.4.08 for 50 office bearers with the help of HEPC, Textiles Committee, and ECGC. The Collector & E.D, HEPC have also participated in the seminar. Another seminar has been conducted with Sardar Vallabhai Patel Textiles Management, Coimbatore on 15th & 16th May and 30 stake holders participated & benefited. |
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Social Capital Intervention |
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Conducting Medical camps for health check up for the aged weavers. |
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7 |
1.00 |
0.70 |
So far five medical camps and two special Eye camps have been conducted with govt. health dept., Cuddalore & Dr. Agarwal and Arvind eye hospitals, Villupuram & Pondicherry respectively. About 850 weavers benefited. 126 Eyeglasses distributed to the weavers. Balance three Medical camps will be conducted during June & July– 2009. |
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Monitoring |
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Conducting CDCC meeting for every quarter. |
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0.25 |
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CDCC meeting was held on 14.11.2007. Dist. Revenue Officer, Project Officer (DRDA) conducted the meeting. Managing Director, Co-optex, Executive Director, HEPC, ADH&T, AGM, NABARD and other members reviewed the cluster activities. The third CDCC meeting has been conducted on 23.07.2008 at Collectrate, Cuddalore. Besides as advised by DCH, we have also conducted 3 review meetings under the chairmanship of the Director, WSC, Chennai (Vice Chairman of CDCC) on 30.06.08, 08.08.08 & 29.01.09 at Cooptex office, Chennai along with I.A and Technical Resource Person |
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Engaging of resource person for Co-ordination |
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2 |
1.50 |
1.50 |
Two resources persons engaged for the cluster Co-ordination in Kurinjipadi. |
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57.82 |
47.50 |
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Activities 2008-09 |
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Handloom Mark |
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1.00 |
0.00 |
This is a repeated activity. Hence it is suggested to request the DCH office to divert the fund to engage resource person for setting up of CFC & Dye house and for formation of self Help groups.. |
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Product Development |
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2.00 |
0.40 |
Eight new Payadi design cards purchased for ready-made shirts development. Natural colour dyed shirts developed & trial order production arranged for 50 Nos. of Natural colour shirts against Co-optex order. It is also proposed to utilize these funds for the development & supply of Kuppadam – Korvai silk weaving dobby equipments for 6 weavers @ Rs.25000/- per loom.At present one loom being set up at Bhuvanagiri WCS with fly shuttle weaving method for increasing production and wages |
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Providing high speed bobbins and Pirn Winding motorized Charkha to Weavers |
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105 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
IIT has supplied four-model charkas and given to the 4 cluster pocket societies for trial production & feedback. In the meantime requested IIT to fix up the rate for placing order to get the Motor Charka supply before end of June,2009. |
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Providing Jacquard machine for production of new design silk saree |
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125 |
2.50 |
2.50 |
In order to change the conventional Adai type of silk sarees weaving to increase the production & wages 40 nos. of 120 & 240 hooks Jacquard machines has been supplied to the weavers in the cluster. Quotation received & order placed with advance for the supply of balance 85 numbers of Jacquard machines before June’09. |
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32.60 |
14.85 |
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