Financial Assistance

• An ex-gratia payment of ₹ 1,00,000/- to the family/next of kin of the deceased weaver.
• Loan settlement up to a ceiling of ₹ 50,000/- to the creditors as a one-time settlement.
• The ex-gratia amount will be deposited in a joint bank account of the Assistant Director (H&T) of the concerned district and the legal heir, operated by the officer concerned.
• The loan settlement will be paid under proper acknowledgement to the entitled person(s) identified by the committee, with no further liabilities on the deceased family.

Rehabilitation Package

• Admission of children in Social Welfare schools and hostels.
• Allotment of houses under the Indira Awaas Yojana Scheme.
• Economic support under government schemes.
• Pensions and other social security measures.
• Future weaving operations and marketing of cloth produced by the family will be decided by the territorial officer of the Handlooms and Textiles Department and the District Magistrate Officer, Andhra Pradesh State Handloom Weavers Cooperative.

Preventive Measures

• A helpline will be operational at every Collectorate to provide counselling and support to weavers in distress.
• Preference will be given to such cases in extending benefits of ongoing government schemes related to weaving.

• Indebtedness.
• Lack of employment in weaving/processing.
• Harassment by fellow villagers related to handlooms or delivery of finished cloth.
• Failure to provide livelihood to family members, leading to despair.