Charaka Society’s administrators say they have written to Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa asking for Rs 97 lakh promised by successive state governments for various joint projects to be paid to them.
The 25-year-old Charaka Society, which supports hundreds of handloom weavers in Heggodu village of Karnataka’s Shivamogga district, was declared insolvent on August 28, bringing its activities to a halt. Charaka cited the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic for the development.
“Due to the market crisis created by COVID-19, cash inflows stopped, our bank account was choked, so we were declared as insolvent on August 28. Charaka stopped weaving-related activities as we cannot offer to produce more handloom products, the Charak…
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