XI LOK SABHA DEBATES,   Session IV (Budget) 

Wednesday , May 7, 1997 / Vaisakha  17, 1919 (Saka)



Type of Debate: MATTERS UNDER RULE 377	

Title: Re : Need to look into the grievances of handloom weavers of Tamilnadu
particularly of Kanyakumari district.

TEXT :
 
SHRI N.  DENNIS (NAGERCOIL):  The handloom weavers of Tamil Nadu, particularly
of  Kanyakumari  district  are  facing  difficulties  due  to  accumulation of
Handloom clothes in the  primary  societies,  delay  in  supply  of  yarn  and
non-payment of  rebates  by the Government in time.  The remuneration they get
out of their hard labour is very low.  So they are faced with  the  difficulty
of not  relying  on weaving.  They have become unemployed and poverty stricken
and seeking employment opportunities in other fields.  So,  I  urge  upon  the
Government  to  take  immediate  steps to clear the accumulation of stocks and
make quick payment of rebates and timely supply  of  yarn  and  redress  their
other  grievances and make them to carry on weaving as a dependable occupation




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