Indian Textiles Minister launches mobile app to aid weavers
Union Textiles Minister of India, Smriti Irani has launched the ‘E Dhaga’ app developed by National Handloom Development Corporation (NHDC) to address weavers’ concerns on availability of raw material and supply delays.
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The app is available in languages like Hindi, English and Telugu, and will also be available in other languages such as Bengali, Oriya, Assamese and Urdu from 15th January, 2017 onwards. The weavers can access the status of the shipment of the dispatched material using the app. As per Ajay Tamta, Minister of State for Textiles, the app will enhance transparency and emphasized on the need to engage weavers to use the app, which will be a handy tool for them to transact with NHDC.
Speaking at the launch, Irani said, “The app seeks to address concerns of individual weavers such as availability of raw material, delays in supplies and ensuring stocks in depots.”
