Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa on July 6, 2020 launched Weavers Sammaan Yojana (Nekar Sammaan Yojana) .
Aims: Under this scheme, 19,744 handloom weavers in the state will get annual financial assistance of two thousand rupees through Direct Benefit Transfer.
Allocation: The State Government has allocated 10.96 crore rupees under the programme.
There are 40,634 handloom weavers registered with Seva Sindhu software. Out of them 37,314 applications for financial assistance have been approved.
All the eligible handloom weavers will be given financial assistance under Weavers Sammaan Yojana.
