The Karnataka Handlooms and Textiles Department on Thursday felicitated five handloom weavers from across the State on the occasion of the seventh National Handloom Day, celebrated to commemorate the 1905 swadeshi movement.
The award has been conferred in recognition of developing new styles and designs in handloom textiles using technical skills by people involved in the handloom industry. The department categorised awards under three fields, namely 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 K.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 instruments. The weavers in the State produce cotton wear, silk sarees, Ilkal sarees, lungis, towels, bedsheets, and others.
The department said that they had spent ₹10 crore towards the weavers’ package and ₹60 crore towards the weavers’ samman scheme during the financial year 2024-25. The same amount has been allotted for the year 2025-26 as well.
The department also said that the Karnataka Cabinet has approved building a textile park on a 1000-acre plot in Kalaburagi under the PM Mitra Park. The government will earmark ₹390.26 crore for the project, which will be taken up jointly with the Central government.
Published – August 08, 2025 01:11 am IST
