During a Buyer-Seller Meet in Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh State Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society (APCO) and the Tamil Nadu Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society (Co-optex) signed a deal to boost handloom textile sales in their respective states.
According to this agreement, the two organizations will sell each other's handloom products in showrooms across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Together, these two organizations will sell products worth Rs 9.20 crore (approximately $1.1 million) during the year as part of this initiative.
Tamil Nadu's handloom textiles will be sold at APCO, outlets and other businesses in Andhra Pradesh. Likewise, Andhra Pradesh's handloom textiles will be sold through Co-optex showrooms and various textile stores across Tamil Nadu.
Government officials from both states also signed agreements with multiple organizations from regions including Tiruchirappalli, Madurai, Erode, and Salem in Tamil Nadu, and with several firms in Andhra Pradesh.
The agreement will significantly benefit handloom weavers in Andhra Pradesh, states S Savitha, Minister. Following the signing of this agreement, she opened a buyer-seller conference organized by the Tamil Nadu government and visited handloom textile booths at the event.
