INDIA
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In a bid to provide promotional and marketing support to weavers of Odisha, a special handloom expo of local handloom products was inaugurated by Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy on Tuesday. As many as 30 leading Primary Weavers' Cooperative Societies (PWCS) of the state are participating in the expo. Textile department Director Jyoti Prakash Das said that the expo was the part of state government's regular exercise for facilitating sustainable livelihood to the weavers by providing a common platform for marketing and promotion of their products. The expo was organised by the Odisha State Handloom Teachers Coop Society Ltd, popularly known as BOYANIKA, which is the apex society of the state under the Textile and Handloom department.