Union minister Nitin Gadkari and MP Hema Malini during the inauguration of the n w building of the Dhapewada Textile Producer Udyog Company Ltd on Saturday
Speaking at the inauguration of the new building of Dhapewada Textile Producer Udyog Company Ltd on Saturday, Gadkari said the initiative began as a social enterprise involving 400 women. Gadkari said the Dhapewada silk industry could provide employment to 5,000 women and establish a distinct international identity for the region’s handloom products. Tracing the Dhapewada silk project’s beginnings to 2021, Gadkari said over the following years, the handloom company has developed the capacity to manufacture premium Tussar silk sarees. Making an ambitious announcement, Singh said efforts were underway to ensure that every weaver could earn between Rs20,000 and Rs30,000 per month within a year.
We want to develop it into a brand,” Gadkari said. Union textiles minister Giriraj Singh said the Dhapewada initiative could emerge as a significant milestone for India’s handloom sector. Maharashtra textiles minister Sanjay Savkare said the fashion show was organised to popularise Dhapewada’s Karvat Kathi weaving tradition and provide greater visibility to locally manufactured sarees.
Union textile minister Giriraj Singh and veteran Bollywood actress and Mathura MP Hema Malini were chief guests at the event. “My dream is to see Dhapewada silk exported across the world and showcased at Cannes in France. The minister added that the project is now preparing to scale up production.
Union minister Nitin Gadkari and MP Hema Malini during the inauguration of the n w building of the Dhapewada Textile Producer Udyog Company Ltd on Saturday Union minister Nitin Gadkari and MP Hema Malini during the inauguration of the n w building of the Dhapewada Textile Producer Udyog Company Ltd on Saturday Nagpur: Union minister Nitin Gadkari aims to take Dhapewada’s traditional silk sarees to the global fashion stage, hoping to revive a dying weaving tradition of Nagpur.