<p>On the corporate model of Priyadarshini handlooms which is selling handloom and silk products, five high-tech stalls will soon be opened in Bengaluru on a pilot basis, said Textiles and Minority Welfare Minister Srimanth Patil.</p>.<p>Speaking to reporters after hoisting the National flag on the occasion of Independence Day here on Saturday, he stated Priyadarshini stalls have been neglected. A private agency has been tasked to identify locations to establish stalls by giving them a modern touch and to set up stalls. If this project gets success, it will be extended across the state, he told.</p>.<p>In order to make handlooms, famous silk sarees and other products available online, a meeting with the officials of Flipkart and Amazon has already been held. A Memorandum of Understanding will soon be entered with Amazon by giving a final shape to the discussions and the products will be made available online to the customers. Cloths to be prepared by skilled weavers get demand with online sell, Patil opined.</p>.<p>The government has decided to confer annual award to five skilled weavers every year. The award carries cash prize and a citation.</p>
<p>On the corporate model of Priyadarshini handlooms which is selling handloom and silk products, five high-tech stalls will soon be opened in Bengaluru on a pilot basis, said Textiles and Minority Welfare Minister Srimanth Patil.</p>.<p>Speaking to reporters after hoisting the National flag on the occasion of Independence Day here on Saturday, he stated Priyadarshini stalls have been neglected. A private agency has been tasked to identify locations to establish stalls by giving them a modern touch and to set up stalls. If this project gets success, it will be extended across the state, he told.</p>.<p>In order to make handlooms, famous silk sarees and other products available online, a meeting with the officials of Flipkart and Amazon has already been held. A Memorandum of Understanding will soon be entered with Amazon by giving a final shape to the discussions and the products will be made available online to the customers. Cloths to be prepared by skilled weavers get demand with online sell, Patil opined.</p>.<p>The government has decided to confer annual award to five skilled weavers every year. The award carries cash prize and a citation.</p>