MODERN DEMANDS AND CHANGES
Getting raw materials for the production is also becoming difficult. Government provides an amount only to the owners / heads of these societies and not to the workers who do most of the work. 80% of the workers don’t even own a home. The brand that sells them cotton as raw material isn’t loyal to them. They keep hiking prices and ignore the artisan’s demand for specific ‘yank yarn’. The brand focus more on exporting the materials as there is an overseas demand for it. There is a constant hike in the yarn rates for 4-5 months now. Recently, yarn was sold in Rs. 200 for 4.5kgs. no price limits setting on yarns by either central or state government. This leads to indirect increase in the price of saree by Rs (100-150).
