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    Establishment of electronic jacquard

    handlooms in Veeravanallur and


    Skilling of weavers in Pathamadai and
    Veeravanallur for use of looms in
    weaving design mats

    Project Proposal
    28th February, 2018

    Principal Investigator: Principal Investigator:


    Abhijit P Deshpande R. Nagarajan
    Professor, Professor,
    Department of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering,
    Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
    Chennai- 600036 Chennai- 600036

    Principal Co-ordinator, Principal Co-ordinator,


    Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG), Centre for Social Innovation and
    Entrepreneurship,
    IIT- Madras IIT- Madras

    1
    Overview of IITM initiatives
    Over the past three years, Rural Technology Action Group, Tamil Nadu (RuTAG-TN), IIT Madras has
    developed jacquard handlooms for weaving design mats using fine Korai grass. Upon numerous
    trials, feedback and modifications with the help of weavers in Pathamadai and Veeravanallur, an
    electronic jacquard handloom has been found to be most suited for production of designer fine
    Korai Pathamadai mats. The productivity of the process has increased up to 300% as compared to
    the traditional loom. A weaver can sit comfortably on the ergonomically superior loom and weave
    an intricate design mat in 2-3 days as opposed to earlier 6-9 days.

    Upon receiving positive feedback from Jeenath Self Help Group, Pathamadai where the handloom
    has been running satisfactorily since July 2016, RuTAG and Centre for Social Innovation and
    Entrepreneurship (CSIE), IIT Madras collaborated for a social media marketing of Pathamadai
    products to improve the demand. CSIE made initiatives to bring markets closer to the artisans
    through social media strategies, providing stall spaces and has enabled e-commerce
    transactions till now.

    Sanction of funding from Poompuhar for Pattamadai


    Encouraged by the potential to develop Pathamadai mats sector and interest of the registered
    mat weaving co-operative societies, RuTAG and CSIE submitted a joint proposal to The
    Tamilnadu Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd. (TNHDC-Poompuhar) titled ‘Business
    Development and Livelihood Enhancement of Pathamadai weavers community’ to establish a
    Common Facility Center (CFC) in Pathamadai and received sanction of the project in February,
    2017 (Letter no. 1437/ DC/ 2017 dated 09.02.2018). The project in Pathamadai is for duration of
    1 year with a budget of Rs. 47 lakhs. This project focuses on infrastructure development in
    premises of The Pattamadai Fine Mat Weavers Co-operative Society Limited.

    2
    Proposal

    Infrastructure development in Veeravanallur


    From our preliminary studies, we have observed that Veeravanallur Mat Weavers Co-operative
    Society Limited has a good potential to adopt this technology and be a part of the revival of this
    languishing handicraft of making fine Korai designer mats. However, as the Government of Tamil
    Nadu has currently sanctioned establishment of CFC only in Pattamadai (Refer: Govt. Order (Ms)
    No.01 dated 03.01.2018), this proposal suggests commissioning of 2 electronic jacquard handlooms
    at the Veeravanallur Mat Weavers Co-operative Society Limited for the benefit of the mat industry
    in Tirunelveli district.

    Skilling of weavers in Pathamadai and Veeravanallur


    The commissioning of new electronic jacquard handlooms in Pathamadai and Veeravanallur is sure
    to attract existing and newer weavers to the profession. In order to utilize the technology
    effectively, RuTAG and CSIE plan to conduct 60-70 day training for 5 weavers each in 2 sessions at
    the two locations. The module for this training is:

    i. Korai grass pre-processing: 30 days: Includes cutting, soaking and dyeing processes. Will be
    conducted by experienced weavers of the society.
    ii. Weaving on electronic jacquard handloom: 30 days: Weaving new intricate designs for fine
    Korai mats and troubleshooting operation on loom. To be conducted by Dr. S. Ganesan,
    Project Adviser, RuTAG and co-designer of the technology.
    iii. Computer designing using software: 10 days: Basic use of software for creating new designs
    and converting them to a format usable on the jacquard will be taught to select students. To
    be taught by Project Associate, RuTAG.
    iv. Social Media marketing: 1 day: Basics of marketing for mats and value-added products using
    social media and online retail platforms. To be conducted by Project Associate, CSIE.

    As proper skilling of the weavers in Pathamadai after establishment of CFC would require more
    financial support, this proposal includes skilling of weavers from both Pathamadai and Veeravanallur
    societies.

    3
    Estimated Budget

    Sr. no Head Number Rate Total


    Renovation of Veeravanallur
    1 society premises 200000
    2 Tools and Equipment
    Looms for Veeravanallur 2 225000 450000
    Computer with UPS 1 80000 80000
    Printer with scanner 1 15000 15000
    Sub-total 545000
    3 Capacity building
    Number of days 50
    Pathamadai 10 300 150000
    Funds from Poompuhar -100000
    Balance requirement in
    Pathamadai 50000
    Veeravanallur 10 300 150000
    Sub-total 200000
    4 Raw material compensation
    Purchase cost 50 350 17500
    Soaking cost 50 300 15000
    Dyeing cost 50 80 4000
    Pathamadai 36500
    Veeravanallur 36500
    Sub-total 73000
    5 Trainer costs
    Number of trainings per location 2
    Training modules
    Korai pre-processing (30 days) 60 300 18000
    Computer designing (10 days) 20 1000 20000
    Weaving in jacquard (30 days) 60 1000 60000
    Social media marketing (1 day) 2 5000 10000
    TA/DA 82 750 61500
    Pathamadai 169500
    Veeravanallur 169500
    Sub-total 339000
    6 Project Monitoring 12 5000 60000
    7 Project Documentation 30 5000 150000
    TOTAL 1567000

    4
    Estimated timeline

    Sr. May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
    Activity
    no. ‘18 ‘18 ‘18 ‘18 ‘18 ‘18 ‘18 ‘18 ‘19 ‘19 ‘19
    1 Estimate of
    renovations/
    Order of
    equipment for
    Veeravanallur
    2 Renovations
    3 Procurement,
    transport,
    erection &
    commissioning
    of 2 looms at
    Veeravanallur
    4 Training of
    weavers-
    Session 1-
    Pathamadai
    5 Training of
    weavers-
    Session 1-
    Veeravanallur
    6 Training of
    weavers-
    Session 2-
    Pathamadai
    7 Training of
    weavers-
    Session 2-
    Veeravanallur
    8 Handholding
    for
    Pathamadai
    and
    Veeravanallur

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