The "Mukhyamantri Baristha Bunakar and Karigara Sahayata Yojana" is a welfare scheme initiated by the Handlooms, Textiles and Handicrafts Department, Government of Odisha to provide financial assistance to elderly individuals involved in weaving and craft work, who may face economic difficulties.
Objective:-
1. To provide social security to the baristha bunakar and karigar of the state & to ensure them a decent level of living.
1. To enable him/her free from additional financial burden due to illness, injury, need for care, unemployment & other unforeseen expenses, etc.
1. To take care of old age and other consequences resulting therefrom.
Note: The Directorate of Textiles, Odisha and Directorate of Handicrafts, Odisha shall be the implementing agency of this scheme.