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Bunkar Vikas Sanstha

Bunkar Vikas Sanstha (BVS) is a registered society of the chanderi weavers engaged in producing, dyeing, weaving and selling chanderi fabrics and bringing welfare for the weaver community around Chanderi in Ashoknagar district in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Before BVS was constituted and strengthened, around 3000 chanderi weavers were working for the traders in a condition similar to bonded labours. Where select traders used to supply raw material to the weavers and woven fabric were returned to the trader and weavers used to earn wages in lieu of their work. This arrangement left very little option for the weavers as they were bound to work for the traders in their inability to access the buyers of the fabric directly. Traders made huge profits where as the weavers suffered poverty since generations.

In year 2003, UNIDO started working with weavers. Self Help groups of the weavers were organised to start regular saving activities. Gradually this gained momentum and within a time span of 1.5 years some 60 groups were engaged in regular savings thus generated INR 140,000 collectively. UNIDO matching grant created a workable capital for the weavers and the idea of federation of SHGs – Bunkar Vikas Santha was mooted.

 

Bunkar Vikas Santha was registered under Societies Registration Act 1973 by

GWL/5 / 8557 / 25.02.2004 with following objectives.

 

  1. Train people for regular and permanent weaving
  2. Wor for the welfare og weavers
  3. Technical training and capacity building activities
  4. To collaborate with government. Non governmental organisations and private sector for the welfare of people.
  5. To work for social and technical capacity building of women weavers.
  6. To work on development of looms
  7. To participate in exhibitions
  8. To work for streamlining production and trade of chanderi fabrics.
  9. To conduct research for the development of handloom.

Since then, there is no looking back for the BVS. BVS has evolved into a successful business house.

Current Governing Board

Office Bearers : Mr. Mohd. UMAR, President

                         Ms. Nusrat jahan, Vice President

                         

 Secretary :-

                         Mr. Soeb Mohammad, Treasurer

                        Mr. Krashan Gopal, CEO

 

Members :  Md. Akram

                   Mr. Adul Rauf Khan

                   Md. Umar

                   Mr. Abdul Mujib

                   Ms. Afroj Jahan

                   Mr. Ram Prasad

                   Ms. Sahana Bano

                   Mr. Kaphil Ahmad

                   Mr. Mahendra Kumar Ahirwar

                   Mr. Sahid Mohhamad

Production : Mr. Tahir Mohhamad, Incharge

                    Ms. Afroj Jahan

                    Ms. Mussaraf Jahan

 

Yarn Deopt : Mr. Rauf Khan, Incharge

                     Mr. Mahendra Kumar Ahirwar

 

Marketing : Mr. Jahir Mohammad, Incharge

                   Mr. Soeb Mohammad – Mumbai, Pune, Chennai

                   Mr. Asharam Ahirwar

                   Md. Wasim – Delhi, Chandigarh, Haryana, UP

                   Mr. Dilsad – Gujarat

                   Mr. Ijhar Khan

                   Mr. Rauf Khan – West Bengal

                   Mr. Gangaram Ahirwar

Accounts : Mr. Abdul Matin Ansari

                

 

Dyeing : Mr. Champalal Ahirwar, Incharge

              Mr. Latif Posti

              Mr. Akhtar

              Mr. Mufid

 

CMC : Mr swadesh samaiya

          Mr. Hasin Uddin