Rignai, a traditional cloth of tribal women in Tripura, also known as Pasara, will no longer be woven by the tribal women or their own use from today .
Sucheta Jamatiya, a 30- year old tribal woman coordinator of Farmers Club,, guided by NABARD, working for development of tribal farmers here in Khupilong area under Killa R.D Block, said the price of Rignai is very high in the market. It is available at a price of Rs 1000 to Rs 8000 in the local market and hence becomes very difficult for the poor tribal women to purchase it from the market. As Rignai is the traditional dress of the tribals and they cannot afford it, they weave it at home.
Arati Karnya Jamatiya, a 42-year old tribal woman under BPL category, doing MGNREGA work gets a meagre amount of Rs: 172, residing at Twirupabari village under Killa R.D Block, informed that the price of yarn in the market is very high and it is difficult for them to purchase it from local market but there is no option also.
For detail news read - Poor tribal women in Tripura to weave traditional dress Rignai till today
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