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THE WAGES OF
SPINNERS WERE

INCREASED AGAIN

On 17 September 2024,
the birthday of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi,
a function was organized
at Porbandar, the
birthplace of Mahatma
Gandhi, in which a 25
percent increase in the
This is how the wages per hank of
wages of spinners and a
spinners and workers increased
7 percent increase in the
wages of weavers was
announced. This revised
wage was implemented
from Gandhi Jayanti 2
October 2024. Spinners
who used to earn Rs
4.00 5.50 7.50 10.00 12.50 10 per hank in 2023 will

now get Rs 12.50 for it.
This increase has been
213 percent in the last
2014 2016 2017 2023 2024 decade.

WITH AN EYE ON INCREASING LOCAL PRODUCTION, SCHEMES ARE

BEING RUN TO EMPOWER THE ARTISANS

The Modified Market Development Assistance (MMDA) Scheme under the Khadi Vikas Yojana
has empowered artisans by increasing financial assistance for cotton, muslin, woolen,
and poly textile products. Interest Subsidy Eligibility Certificate Scheme (ISEC) for Khadi
Artisans, Khadi Reform Development Program (KRDP), Workshed Scheme in which financial
assistance is being given for building individual and group worksheds.

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