Demand in Kota : Kota Metro City and abroad also: Yashaswini Choudhary handles the Marketing and Sales Department. She gives awareness to promote handloom, cottage industries with the message of environmental protection. Also organizes exhibitions and seminars. Just came back after giving a presentation in Goa. An order for two thousand chains has been received from a Japanese firm there. Which is being prepared in the form of camel and horse from waste cloth material. Apart from Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata, Pune, they also supply in US, USA. Bed sheets, quilts, pillow covers, Jamna baby kits, carry bags, key chains, file covers, laptop covers, mobile covers etc. are made from their clippings. Yashaswini told that especially traditional tipsti work is done. These include patchwork fabric work in Rajasthani style like Dola Maru, Madhubani, Warli, Gond, Phad etc. They have products ranging from Rs 20 to Rs 20 thousand. If you have the passion to do something, life gives you opportunities at every step. With similar enthusiasm, Priyanka Chaudhary, resident of Thegada Road, is making bedsheets, pillow covers and other clothes from cloth clippings. He expanded his business with the help of National Urban Livelihood Mission. Which is today run by Albeli Area Federation. 20 women self-help groups are running under him. In which 200 women are employed. In the discussion, Priyanka and daughter Yashaswini told that they started sewing and embroidery from home in 2005. His work started being liked in the neighbourhood. Demand for work increased. After this, groups of 2 women and then 10 women were formed.
Presently 200 women are getting employment in 20 women groups in Thegada, Sivasagar, Sursagar, Borkheda, Premnagar, Raipura, Dhakadkhedi, DCM area. Different tasks are distributed to everyone through them. A separate group does the cutting of the design on the bed sheet. Another group puts the raw threads on the design. The third group does the final stitching on it. Initially, the women coming during training are given Rs 100 per day. After learning the work he is paid according to his work. Who earns Rs 100 to Rs 500 per day. Dr. Hemlata Gandhi, Manager of National Urban Livelihood Mission, is always supportive in the work. She provides platforms to firms at many places.
