The Tamil Nadu Federation of Powerlooms Associations has urged the State government to release orders for manufacturing free dhotis and saris for distribution for the 2025 Pongal festival. Stalin, the Federation said the Department of Handlooms and Textiles released the order for producing free dhotis, saris and school uniforms to 238 powerloom cooperative weavers societies, involving 67,000 looms, in the …
Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on October 6 will launch the CM's Breakfast Scheme for schoolchildren of Classes 1 to 10 at government schools, from a government school in Rangareddy district, officials said. Along similar lines, distribution of Bathukamma saris and sports kits to youths was also advanced, with district collectors directed to complete the exercise by October 14. …
Rejecting the allegation that free dhotis and saris meant for the Pongal festival were not being distributed, Minister for Handlooms and Textiles R. Gandhi on Sunday maintained that the distribution would be completed in February, as usual. In a rejoinder to former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam, he pointed out that the distribution of free dhotis and saris was completed in …
