Human Resource Development
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Artisanal training
programmes, Reaching unreached through pedagogy innovations are
some of the unique initiatives taken up under LTM. Establishment
of 16 training centres for leather products for creating a wider
training base for the country has been targeted and achieved.
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Traditional footwear workers from Chennai and Guntur
have been trained in modern methods of footwear manufacture. Potentials
of such programmes help arresting migration of traditional artisans
to other vocations have been recognized. Follow-up with Common Facility
Centres at Guntur and Chennai has led to sustainability of the training
with traditional footwear artisans making 300 pairs/day
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75 Women of Malavanthangal have been trained in
shoe upper making. Market link has been established with Pond's
India Ltd. for sale of products
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Training of tribals of Bastar district, MP has
resulted in improved collection of vegetable tannin materials. About
4000 tribals in Bastar district have been trained in collection
and processing of vegetable tannin material. A plan to attract private
sector investment for establishment of a complex for downstream
processing of vegetable tannins has been drawn up
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Audio Visual aids have been prepared aimed at educating
grass root level personnel in correct methods of operations/processing.
15 Process/Quality Manuals have been prepared under LTM
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Technology campaign at Athani, Karnataka: Reaching artisanal sector:
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Manufacture of Kolhapuri chappals from bag-tanned
leather is a traditional occupation of artisans in the Athani-Miraj-Nippani
belt of Maharashtra and Karnataka. It has assumed high socio-economic
value with hundreds of families being involved in the cottage sector.
Over 1200 families are involved in this ethnic footwear manufacture.
The leather for the footwear is sourced locally. The leather made
locally through bag tanning suffers quality as well as productivity
problems. The tanning process is traditional and in some cases inefficient.
Technology addition to this sector has made significant socio-economic
impact. Under the Leather Technology Mission, CLRI successfully
demonstrated improved process of bag tanning to the artisans with
the following advantages.
- Reduction in process time from 35 days to 15 days
- Uniformity of product and improvement of quality
- Reduction in volume structure of leather on wetting-drying
cycle
- ~30% higher yield
- Ease of adaptability
This process has been demonstrated to 30 tanners who have received
the process with enthusiasm. |
Consolidation phase of LTM |
A consolidation phase of LTM has been launched
to facilitate assessment of outputs delivered under LTM and for
selection of specific outputs for propagation. Feed back from beneficiaries
has been gained on benefits accrued. Experience sharing from successful
examples has led to technical Interventions/improvisations where
necessary. Counterpart support and enthusiasm has been gained. Successful
models have been documented in terms of technical and social innovations
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Vision Beyond Mission |
LTM has been a successful Mission mode programme
of the Nation. Lessons have been learnt and experience gained in
the technology proving phase of LTM. Decisions for propagation of
successful outputs of LTM have been taken and need for a propagation
phase of LTM has been identified. A Vision Beyond Mission has been
developed with the help of more than 75 experts. A Macro Plan for
Indian Sector has been prepared. Leather Vision 2010 for Indian
leather industry takes into account changes in the new millennium,
challenges in the global environment & market and identifies the
Need for a Brown Revolution for leather in India.
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