Visitor No. 58548
Monthly Progress Report October 2009

Name of the Cluster: Bhagalpur          
IMPLEMENTING AGENCY: ASEED,  NEW DELHI
PROGRESS REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009  [ Year 2008-09]
Amount Sanctioned:Rs.63.60 Lakhs      
Amount utilized :Rs.39.47 Lakhs      
 % of utilization : 62.06      
 % of utilization :  51.76%                 
Sr. No  Physical Activity
Physical Target [Freq. No.] Financial Target [In Rs Lakhs] Remarks
Annual Target Achievement during the month Achivement progressive total of the year Annual Target Achievement during the month Achivement progressive total of the year
1 Exhibitions/ BSM  10 6 29 17.00 3.05 12.2  Participated in the All silk & handloom expo, Ahmadabad cluster expo,Bhubneshwar,BarBhagalpur,Guwahati,Kolkata,BSM,Delhi Hatt with 2stalls& Kala Expo,during the month participated in Ahmadabad Cluser expo, Ahmadabad silkfab, Gwalior handloom Expo & 3 stalls in Delhi Hatt"Total Sales   46.90 Lakh & Order received 4.87Lakhs.
2 Designers Engagement  1 0 1 3.60 0 3.60 Total 35 new designs has been introduced during the year, during the month designer was absent from cluster due to personel work but product development work has been continued with the help of WSC & TSP.
3 New product Development & Product fabric catalogue
1 0 1 4.00 0.15 2.41 Total 162 sample of 35 new designs has been prepared during the year During the month 3 drsigns of Cushion Covers ,Bed sheets & Curtains developed with the help of WSC.
4 Stake Holders workshop 2 0 1 0.50 0 0.22 One work shop organised 105 weavers, 16 local traders/ Exporters & 12 officials participated.
5 Formation of SHG
50 2 50 1.50 0.06 1.5 50 New SHG formed and bank account opened comprising 654 weavers incorporated during the year(11 new SHG get CC Limit of Rs. 25000/ by UCO Bank)
6 Formation & strengthening  of marketing consortium
1 0 3 1.00 0 0.32 3 consortium formed & registered under society act. 1860(21)
7 Training on management of cooperative/ federation 4 0 3 1.00 0 0.70 Two days 3 training programmes has been organized with the help of IIRDPC & DRDA and 339 weavers participated.
8 Skill development training in printing,
Jacquard weaving & Dyeing 
2 0 0 1.00 0 0 Trainining program has been Scheduled with WSC& selection of Participant has been completed with involvement of ,WSC.
9 Meeting with bankers  6 0 4 0.60 0 0.22 Four bankers meeting has been conducted with 22 bankers but bankers are not giving appropriate support due to non payment of earlier out standing loans by weavers.
  New Activities Sanctioned               
10 Tailoring & Embroidery training cum production unit  1 0 0 5.00 0 0 Process of Tender has been started
11 Dyeing / finishing / Prining unit               
12 A] Boiler for dyeing unit 1 0 1 5.50 1.56 5.50 Boilor of 250Kg capacity has been installed & properly functioning after the certification by Chief Inspector of Boilor Dept. of Labour & Factory Goft. of Bihar
13 B] Jigger / Winch 1 0 1 2.50 0.64 2.50 Jigger Machine working properly 7 final payment of supplier has been released
14 C] Calender 1 0 1 2.00 0.41 2.00 Calender machine working properly, final payment of supplier has been released.
15 D] Kundi 2 0 0 0.50 0 0 Quation has been called from local suppliers & will be finalised shortly by tender committee.
16 E] Screen & Hand block printing unit. 1 0 0 3.00 0 0 Process of tender has been initiated 
17 F} Yarn reeling unit 1 0 0 3.00 0 0 Process of tender has been initiated 
18 Improved accessories to weavers for quality production ( 500 SHG members)  500 0 500 7.50 0 6.87 Installation of Take-up motion has been started within one month installation work will be completed.
19 G.I. Registration for Bhagalpur Products  1 0 0 1.50 0 0 Application for GI registration  of Bhagalpur Handloom product has been filed to Chennai office with the technical support of Textiles committee & financial support of UNCTAD India. ( there is no need of project fund for this work)
20 Exposure visit of weavers  2 1 1 1.50 0 0.48 Exposure visit of Varanasi Handloom cluster has been done of 21 weavers & Technical coordinator of the cluster to learn more about Jacquard weaving on Sari & work with 5 wheel Take-up motion.
21 CDCC Meetings  4 0 1 0.40 0 0.05 Only one meeting of CDCC organised next meeting not scheduled due to transfer of DM.
22 HANDLOOM MARK Registration 5 0 35 1.00 0 0.90 25 SHG & 12 individuals has been registered
  Grand Total            63.60 5.87 39.47