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Tailors in tight spot: Minister
The untold suffering and hardships being faced by small-time traditional tailors following the readymade garments and branded apparels flooding the markers was echoed in the Telangana State Assembly on Monday. Members cutting across party lines during question hour, highlighted the plight of tailors, who belong to the Chippolu or Meru community of Backward Classes,
FLOOD OF READYMADE GARMENTS
Hyderabad: The untold suffering and hardships being faced by small-time traditional tailors following the readymade garments and branded apparels flooding the markers was echoed in the Telangana State Assembly on Monday. Members cutting across party lines during question hour, highlighted the plight of tailors, who belong to the Chippolu or Meru community of Backward Classes, and stressed the imperative and urgent need on the part of the State government to come to their rescue and provide them the needed financial assistance.
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Minister for Backward Classes Jogu Ramanna, in his reply, agreed that the members of this community, which is very unique in the Telangana region, were partly affected due to the mushrooming of readymade dress stores. He said the State government was actively considering setting up of State Tailoring Federation for their economic development.
Members also suggested that the government also consider assigning all tailoring works, including stitching of school uniforms and other dress materials being supplied by various departments to be entrusted to the members of this community, who were struggling to eke out a living. The Minister for Backward Classes said the government would keep this proposal in view and take appropriate action.
BJP member Prabhakar wanted that as part of the government’s endeavor to promote skill development, the members of this community should be given training in fashion designing and other allied fields in the NIFT. He also wanted that tailoring should be treated on par with cottage industries and provide free or subsidized power supply to them.
Congress member G Chinna Reddy pointed out that the Chippolu or Meru community was considered in the Maharashtra State as STs while in the Telangana State they were categorised as BC (E). He urged the government to categorise them at least as BC (A) and also provide them the required training in fashion designing and so on in NIFT to enable them to meet the challenges with the advent of the branded and readymade dresses.
