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GramShakti Certification Programme
4,860+ 10 1,840 575
No. of end users States covered Certified cadre Cadre completed course and awaiting
convocation
Livelihoods in Assam
Financial well-being & independence, and livelihoods opportunities go together and hence, CRISIL Foundation, in 2018 initiated a few livelihood pilots (on a small scale) in Assam. Starting with 75 households in 2018, they gained steady momentum through enhanced household coverage,
and improved income generation for over 1,500 households by 2021.
Focussed interventions in 2023 enabled a tangible expansion in outreach and impact to over 2,000+ households
Empowered Entrepreneurship: Archana Rabha’s inspiring journey
Hailing from the farthest village of Hathibandha, a village along the Assam-Meghalaya border, Archana joined the CRISIL handloom initiative in 2022 and attended various training workshops (technical, design, business & social media).
At the time of joining the programme, she used to earn about C 10,000 annually from the weaving by selling traditional Rabha clothing such as Pazar, Rufan, Khemlet etc.
Prior to receiving new frame loom and jacquard machine from CRISIL, she used to own a traditional bamboo post loom with restricted productivity. Upgradation has made her life easy as she can now weave better products in best quality.
Her traditional product range has diversified to more contemporary market-ready products such as stoles, dupattas, yardages, table linens (runners & placemats), sarees, and home linens.
She has been catering to multiple national buyers like Sanskritik (New Delhi), and local buyers from Assam in B2B segment. Post loom and jacquard upgradation, her revenue from handloom weaving has shot up to C 90,000 as of November 2023.
Archana is now an Artisan Entrepreneur, managing and supporting 18 associate artisans in her village.
Archana Rabha
Hathibandha Village, Assam
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