A skill upgradation and inauguration of loom donation programme in the field of Handloom and Weaving was organized recently in Pijupara under Kamrup District where all the stakeholders were present. Such programmes helps the local artisans to improvise their products…
Representatives from CRISIL Foundation, Tania Pal and Biswajeet Das visited Darrang District and monitored the progress of Sakhis of the Moi Pragati programme. The representatives were contended seeing the headway our Sakhis were making on ground. Moi Pragati aims to…
An exhibition cum sale was organized and funded by NABARD in accordance to National Handloom Day which was celebrated from 12th to 15th August 2022. Weavers, and artisans displayed their products by setting up stalls from various districts of Assam…
The handloom industry in India has been playing an imperative role in preserving India’s rich cultural heritage and socio-economic development of the country. National Handloom Day, observed on August 7 honors the handloom weavers of the country. It is a…
Eri: Assam is the parent state for the cultivation of Eri silk which is also known as the Ahimsa silk as the process of yarn extraction does not require the moth to be killed. The rural womenfolk particularly the tribal…
Sonia Boro, a beneficiary of the COMPELO project under APFBC, is a resident of Panbari Adarsa Mising Gaon EDC, under Eastern Assam Wildlife Division, Bokakhat. Below, she speaks on the project and the training given by RGVN and how it…
A training on design development for ERI silk weavers is being held from 26th May - 3rd June which was inaugurated by our Project Coordinators RGVN along with DDM NABARD and members of Baghjap Panchayat under Morigaon District. A common…
On 13th May 2022, a training programme on natural dyeing, spinning and design development was inaugurated by our Deputy Director RGVN and DDM of NABARD for 700 primary producers from Morigaon and Goalpara districts who came forward and joined hands…
On 28/04/2022 our staff's from RGVN involved in the above mentioned project along with NABARD DDM namely Shri Hamenta Baruah visited a cluster in Morigaon. The visit was worthwhile as we inspected the quality of natural dyeing, spinning and weaving…