| Name of the Cluster: Kurinjipadi |
| IMPLEMENTING AGENCY:CO-OPTEX, CHENNAI |
| PROGRESS REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009 [ Year 2008-09] |
| Amount Sanctioned:Rs.32.60 Lakhs |
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| Amount Utilized: Rs.21.20 Lakh |
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| % of fund utilization : 65.03 |
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| 2008-09 |
| Sr No |
Physical Activity |
Physical Target [Frequency [No.] |
Financial Target [ Rs In 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 |
Institutional formation / Strengthening |
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| 1.1 |
Conducting awareness programme for stake holders in the cluster |
5 |
0 |
3 |
0.50 |
0.00 |
0.40 |
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. |
| 1.2 |
Exposure visit to Kannur for disseminating the consortia model & more Exposure visits to be carried out |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
Visited to Chirala (AP) cluster on 6.3.09 along with 16 stakeholders, A.D & TRP and studied about the Kuppadam - Korvai silk solid border weaving technology and CFC, Dye house & Consortia model. Further visited Kannur cluster on 21.04.09 along with 20 stake holders and studied about consortia model with the help of W S C officials. Visited ECOTEX, Trivandrum on 19.8.09 along with 20 stake holders and studied about consortia model |
| 1.3 |
Formation of Self Help Group among Women Folk of Weaving Community. |
100 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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. |
| 2 |
Marketing Linkage |
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| 2.1 |
Conducting exhibition inside and outside cluster for direct retail market |
6 |
1 |
11 |
12.00 |
2.30 |
10.80 |
WE have conducted BSM at Chennai on 12.5.2009 and obtained Rs.60.00 lakh order. Participated in NHDC / BSM at Coimbatore on 4.4.09. 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, Kolkata (5 – 13.9.09), Ahmedabad (2-12.10.09) and sold about 23.70 lakh worth of goods. Further it is proposed to participate in the Exhibitions to be organized by ACASH, NHDC & EDII. |
| 2.2 |
Publicity and documentation. |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5.00 |
0.00 |
0.50 |
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. |
| 2.3 |
Promotion and adoption for Handloom Mark Scheme and label on the cluster |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
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. |
| 3 |
Design and Product Development |
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| 3.1 |
Engaging of professional designer for design development as per new market demand. |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3.60 |
0.30 |
3.60 |
Engaged one designer from Weavers Service Centre, Chennai for Kurinjipadi cluster after getting approval from DCH Office and he visited all cluster pockets. He supplied 21 lunghy, 7 silk sarees, & 43 Dress material, & 16 churidar designs and 10 lunghy & 7 silk designs given to Societies for production. He prepared new Tag, Wrapper, Cardboard box, Labels, Poly cover designs for cluster new products |
| 4 |
New Activities sanctioned |
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| 4.1 |
Handloom Mark |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
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. |
| 4.2 |
Product & design development |
4 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
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 |
| 4.3 |
Providing high speed bobbin and Pirn winding motorized Charka to the weavers |
100 |
5 |
110 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
We have requested Indian Institute of technology (RUTAG), Chennai to re-design the existing Charka model into Motorized Charka as per weavers’ requirements. IIT has supplied four model charkas and given to the 4 cluster pocket societies for trial production & feedback. Rate received and order placed with advance for the supply of 110 motor charkas before end of November,09. |
| 4.4 |
Providing Jacquard machines for changing the conventional ADAI type of silk sarees weaving |
50 |
15 |
140 |
2.50 |
0.00 |
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. Received 100 numbers of new Jacquard machines and this will be supplied before November’09. |
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Grand Total |
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32.60 |
2.60 |
21.20 |
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