UP Orders Cluster Plan to Lift Weavers’ Incomes, Cut Loom Power Costs
The directive shifts policy from stand‑alone schemes to value‑chain clusters with design help, market links, digital sales, cheaper energy.
Overview
- Yogi Adityanath chaired a Handloom Department review Thursday in Lucknow and ordered a result‑oriented, cluster‑based action plan.
- The plan will map weaver hubs, run baseline surveys, and produce detailed project reports to link production with design, quality checks, branding, packaging, and sales.
- Officials were told to activate marketing mechanisms such as designer‑cum‑marketing executives and design houses, and to expand e‑commerce channels to reach buyers directly.
- For powerloom units, the Handloom Department and the state power utility will draft steps to cut electricity bills and promote solar options to give weavers lasting cost relief.
- Officials reported about 1.99 lakh weavers in Uttar Pradesh, which ranks sixth nationally, and said the state contributed Rs 109.40 crore of India’s Rs 1,178.93 crore handloom exports in 2024–25.