more-inIn a bid to offer affordable educational opportunities to weaving communities, the Ministry of Textiles (MoT) will subsidise the education of all weavers enrolled in the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). They will get certificates equivalent to the secondary-level national board certificates, and will be free to take subjects that augment their occupational skills. Many weavers are Muslims, a community whose members are currently at the receiving end of cow vigilantism and love jihad campaigns by rightwing groups. Three courses“NIOS conducted a survey in the major handloom cluster of Varanasi and identified the needs of the weaver community. The weavers who complete these courses will be entitled to secondary certification technically equal to the certificate issued by any other National Board of the Secondary level, the official explained.

Source: The Hindu June 14, 2017 15:49 UTC