Sathiyavanimuthu Ammaiyar Ninaivu free supply of Sewing Machine Scheme

SATHIYAVANIMUTHU AMMAIYAR NINAIVU FREE SUPPLY OF SEWING MACHINE SCHEME

Free supply of Sewing Machine Scheme is being implemented by the Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department., in order to enhance the income of widows, deserted wives, women from economically weaker sections, differently abled men and women, and socially affected women through self-employment.

The cloths for the Free Supply of Uniform Scheme is being supplied by the Department of Textiles and Handlooms to the 32 cutting centers functioning under the control of Social Welfare Department. The cloth cut in the cutting centers are given to the concerned Tailoring societies for stitching the uniform and the stitched uniforms are delivered to the 413 AEEOs and 67 DEOs of education department through these societies.

15500 Advanced type of sewing machines were provided to the members of Women Industrial Co-operative Societies with 10% Government subsidy. This has improved the quality of stitching of uniform and increased the productivity of the Women Industrial Co-operative Tailoring Societies.

Women Industrial Cooperative Societies

To ensure Gender equality by empowering women by providing them with skill and knowledge enables them to become Independent. Women empowerment can be achieved only by way of economic independence. Only if a women’s economic needs are fulfilled, she can claim herself to be empowered. Keeping this in mind the Directorate of Social Welfare is implementing Socio- economic development schemes through Women Industrial Co-operative Societies. The concept of co-operation by way of collective action indeed help the women members of these co-operative societies to improve their socio economic status. These Industrial Co-operative societies are exclusively for women who from the disadvantageous section in the Society. Women in the age of 18-40 years and below poverty line can become the members of these societies and they are provided with employment opportunities which gain them decent income.

There are 99 Women Industrial Co-Operative Societies and I Transgender Industrial Co-operative Society are functioning under the control of Directorate of Social Welfare. All the Societies are engaged in the stitching and supplying of Uniforms to the School Children who are benefitted under Purachi Thalaivar M.G.R.Nutritious Meal Programme and to the School children of Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare / Backward class, Most Backward Class and Minority Welfare Departments. 

25 Women Weaning Food manufacturing societies are functioning under the control of Mission Director of Integrated Child Development Services Scheme. 

Details of Co-Operative Societies and members enrolled there in are as follows:

 Colours of the uniform provided under the free supply of uniform:

Variety of Uniform	Colour of Uniform
Boys – 1. Half pant 2. Full pant	Dark Green Drill Sandal Drill
Boys – Shirts 1. 1-5th std 2. 6-8th Std	Light Green Checked Sandal checked
Girls – 1-5th std- a. Skirt b. Blouse	Dark Green Casement Light Green Checked
Girls – 6-8th std a.Salwar bottom b. Top c. Overcoat	Sandal Casement Sandal checked Sandal Casement

Special Uniforms provided to the children in Hilly areas like Nilgiris:

For boys Fullpant with Full sleeved shirt and for girls Fullhand Salwar kameez with Overcoat and Dupatta are being provided to the students studying from 1^st standard to 8^th standard benefitted under PTMGR Nutritious Meal Programme in the Hilly area schools in 16 districts including Nilgiris. 

To meet with the required stitching capacity to stitch 4 sets of Uniform the number of Associate Members have been increased in the Societies. Special Training Programme was provided to the women members to train them in the stitching of Salwar Kameez and Full pants. 

Selection of Best Society at District level and State level :

TamilNadu Co-operative Union is being presented a trophy every year for the best society at State level as well as District level.