<p>"The main purpose of opening accounts will be to provide working capital of Rs 5 lakh to each SHG so that they can buy raw materials and prepare them for Jharcraft, which will purchase their finished goods and sell them in markets," Rishav Sahay, the Managing Director of Jharcraft, a government of Jharkhand initiative said.<br /><br />The bank has also decided that it would raise working capital for the SHG if opening of accounts proved successful, Sahay said. Special initiatives had been taken up to boost the income of rural women artisans by training them in manufacturing and knitting of Karhai sarees, known as Katha stitched sarees, and hair rings, he said.<br /><br />Jharcraft authorities have roped in specialists from Berhampore and Midnapore districts of West Bengal to train local artisans in Katha stitching and Katha sarees.</p>
<p>"The main purpose of opening accounts will be to provide working capital of Rs 5 lakh to each SHG so that they can buy raw materials and prepare them for Jharcraft, which will purchase their finished goods and sell them in markets," Rishav Sahay, the Managing Director of Jharcraft, a government of Jharkhand initiative said.<br /><br />The bank has also decided that it would raise working capital for the SHG if opening of accounts proved successful, Sahay said. Special initiatives had been taken up to boost the income of rural women artisans by training them in manufacturing and knitting of Karhai sarees, known as Katha stitched sarees, and hair rings, he said.<br /><br />Jharcraft authorities have roped in specialists from Berhampore and Midnapore districts of West Bengal to train local artisans in Katha stitching and Katha sarees.</p>