Bengaluru: Textile Minister Shivanand Patil has urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to issue an order directing the Karnataka Handloom Development Corporation (KHDC) to supply sarees for Anganwadi workers and helpers across the state.

According to reports, the Department of Women and Child Development plans to procure a total of 2,79,668 sarees, two for each Anganwadi worker and helper, under the ICDS scheme, following KTTP procurement norms.

Patil stated in his letter to the Chief Minister that assigning the supply order to the Handloom Development Corporation would not only provide employment opportunities to weavers but also help revive the financially struggling corporation.

He reminded the Chief Minister that previous government orders had already directed all departments to procure

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