The award has been conferred in recognition of creating new kinds and designs in handloom textiles utilizing technical expertise by folks concerned within the handloom business. The division categorised awards below three fields, particularly silk, cotton, and wool.
The winners are M.V. Prakash from Tumakuru, Suresh D.S. from Chitradurga, Tejappa Chinnuru from Gadag, Lakshmana Kakkannavara from Bagalakote, and Ok.M. Bajjappa from Chitradurga. Mr. Chinnuru was awarded in recognition of weaving a cotton saree with the Operation Sindoor design on it.
In Karnataka, there are 54,791 handloom weavers who use 29,377 handloom devices. The weavers within the State produce cotton put on, silk sarees, Ilkal sarees, lungis, towels, bedsheets, and others.
The division mentioned that they’d spent ₹10 crore in direction of the weavers’ package deal and ₹60 crore in direction of the weavers’ samman scheme through the monetary 12 months 2024-25. The identical quantity has been allotted for the 12 months 2025-26 as effectively.
The division additionally mentioned that the Karnataka Cabinet has authorized constructing a textile park on a 1000-acre plot in Kalaburagi below the PM Mitra Park. The authorities will earmark ₹390.26 crore for the undertaking, which will probably be taken up collectively with the Central authorities.
Published – August 08, 2025 01:11 am IST
