A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by Amazon India with the Telangana Department of Handloom and Textiles for educating, training and enabling weavers and artisans for directly selling their products to Amazon customers across the country.
The e-commerce giant has said in a statement that with over 17,000 handlooms in the state, this association will further help elevate popular handloom products from cluster such as are Pochampally, Warangal, Gadwal, Narayanpet and Siddipet which have a tremendous potential and demand in urban areas.
It further said that “Amazon India through this association with the weavers and artisans in Telangana will help them boost their business by training them to list and sell their products online on the marketplace. Additionally, Amazon India and the department will collaborate to conduct various training programs including computer and internet training sessions and registration assistance programs.”