Backward Classes Welfare Minister and in-charge of East Godavari district Ch. Venu Gopala Krishna on Friday showcased his skill in spinning the yarn on a charka and weaving a sari on a handloom during ‘a day with handloom weavers’, at Dhulla village in the district.
Native of Konaseema region, Mr. Venu Gopala Krishna was brought up in an area where handloom weaving had been thriving for generations.
Mr. Venu Gopala Krishna visited the households of the handloom weavers in Kadiyam mandal and enquired about the access and reach of the State government schemes, including YSR Nethanna Nestham, which offers annual aid of ₹25,000 to each family engaged in the handloom weaving.
