Smt. Umadevi S Y, CEO & Member of Advisory Council PES Trust, Shimoga, inaugurates "Power Loom Training Centre for Women" at Sahyadri
19-Mar-2022
'Power Loom Training Centre for Women', set up by Dept. of Business Administration under the sponsorship of Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, was inaugurated by Smt. Umadevi S Y, CEO & Member of Advisory Council PES Trust, Shimoga, in the presence of Prof. Raman Madhok, Managing Director-Kahani Design Works, Mumbai; Prof. Govind Maheshwari, UGC Nominee, Sahyadri Governing Council; Shri. M V Balasubramanian, Chennai; Shri. K Pandiarajan, Former Minister, Tamilandu and Prof. T N Nagabhushana, Executive Director-East West Group of Institutions, Bengaluru on 19th March, 2022.
The Project titled - 'Socio Economic Development of Women Weavers Community in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Districts of Karnataka' was proposed by Dr. Vishal Samartha, Director-MBA, Project Director along with her team members Prof. Padmanabha B and Prof. Samarth Shenoy, the Co-Principal Investigators which received a funding of Rs. 27.91 Lakhs. With regards to this project, a full-fledged "Power Loom Training Centre for Women" has been set up at Sahyadri by invoking the blessings of God in the presence of Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman-Bhandary Foundation; Dr. Manjappa S, Director-R&D and Consultancy; Dr. Rajesha S, Prinicipal and other teaching and non-teaching fraternity of Sahyadri.
This Training centre is set up with a view to empower the women weavers in the endangered tradition of weaving. The tenure of the Project is two years benefitting 140 women weavers. The introduction of power loom through the project will reduce the physical stress on legs and hands of women weavers, thereby improving quality and quantity of finished products. The main vision of this project is to empower women to earn their livelihood and improve the standard of their living.
