[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]PRIMARY LEVEL TRAINING (PLT) FOR TRIBAL COMMUNITIES
BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT
Handicraft consist both type of importance i.e. cultural as well as economic. The cultural importance of the handicraft contains to conserve heritage and aesthetic beauty of traditional in art forms. The economic aspect of handicrafts on other hand is its role as the source of livelihood. Today handicraft needs to conserve cultural heritage promotion and expansion of handicraft to increase in employment opportunities, process and design inputs. Experience shows that lack of market, finance and advertisement are the basic barriers hampering the broth resulting deviation of traditional artisans to other occupations. In Uttarakhand Bhotiya communities inhabiting in three boarder districts namely Pithoragarh, Uttarkashi and Chamoli have been engaged in the woolen cottage industry since time immemorial. They have been traders with Tibet prior to 1962 China invasion. After the 1962 war the trade was banned and this Bhotiya community was confined up to sheep rearing and production of woolen garment. After the Forest Act, sheep rearing was banned. It proved a setback for this community resulting lack of raw material for industry. Keeping all these facts in mind it has become the need of the hour to enhance the capacity of the artisans engaged in these industries who have kept alive this art with great zeal and dedication. With the support of TRIFED, a Primary Level Training course on spinning and weaving mainly on Bageshwari Charkha and Handlooms was organized by HIFEED in different Tribal districts for selected Scheduled Tribe participants.
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT
• To enhance the capacity of the participant and encourage them to produce quality spun yarn and hand made products of different kind of wool.
• To increase the utilization of wool.
• To upgrade the skill of existing weavers/craft persons.
• To make available enough skilled manpower to the woolen sector.
• To increase production of diversified woolen products.
• To generate opportunities for income and employment.
COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT
Under this programme, four months free training in spinning, weaving and designing is provided to selected Tribal families of the designated area by experts and master trainers of HIFEED.
TARGET AREA AND TARGET GROUPS OF THE PROJECT
The project was implemented in Dunda village of District Uttarkashi, Reni village in Joshimath Block of District Chamoli and Thana Village in Kalsi Block of District Dehradun. Two training programmes was organized in Dunda village, one in Reni village and one in Thana village. Tribal families were the target group of the project.
FUNDING AGENCY
The project was funded by Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED), Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi
COST OF THE PROJECT
The project was sanctioned by TRIFED during the year 2008 and 2010. Total cost of the project sanctioned by TRIFED to organize 4 training programmes was Rs. 4,00,000.00[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”1157,1158,1160,1161,1162,1163,1165,1166,1167″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row]