Minister Rakesh Sachan directed to ensure timely supply of

handloom products to government hospitals

Procurement of handloom products to be initiated in government

hospitals, SOP and MoU to be finalised soon

Lucknow, Oct 28 (HS): State Minister for Khadi and Village

Industries, Silk Industry, Handloom and Textiles, Rakesh Sachan, chaired an

important meeting with senior officials of the Medical, Health and Family

Welfare Department and the Handloom Department in Room No. 80 on the first

floor of the Vidhan Bhavan on Wednesday. The meeting held a detailed discussion

on ensuring the timely and smooth supply of bedsheets, pillow covers, gauze and

bandage cloth produced by the Uttar Pradesh State Handloom Corporation Limited

(UPICA / UP Handlooms) to all government hospitals in the state, and necessary

guidelines were given.

In the meeting, Handloom and Textiles Minister Rakesh Sachan

stated that, in accordance with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's wishes, the

state is committed to the economic self-reliance of local weavers and weaver

cooperatives. Under this initiative, bedsheets, pillow covers, gauze, and

bandages used in government hospitals will be procured through the State

Handloom Corporation and UPICA. He clarified that this arrangement will not

only increase the income of the state's weavers but will also provide quality

products to hospitals.

Minister Rakesh Sachan directed that the standards and samples

of the products currently being used by the Health Department should be made

available immediately and the Handloom Corporation should prepare new samples

based on the prescribed standards and hand them over to the Health Department.

Along with this, Minister Rakesh Sachan asked the officials of the Medical

Health and Family Welfare Department, Medical Education Department and National

Health Mission to quickly finalize the process of signing the Standard

Operating Procedure and MoU related to supply with UPICA and UP Handlooms and

make the procurement system transparent and hassle-free under the rules

notified by the State Government on the GeM portal.

On this occasion, Principal Secretary of Handloom and

Textile Industry Anil Kumar Sagar, along with senior officers of State Handloom

Corporation, Medical and Health Department, representatives of hospitals and

technical experts were present.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi