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Chhattisgarh: Readymade garments business thrives in insurgency zone

Over 1,000 women are associated with "Dannex" or Dantewada Next, the unit engaged in manufacturing readymade garments

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R Krishna Das Raipur
Women from the interior areas of Dantewada district, which was once infamous for deadly Maoist violence, have created a niche for themselves not only as skilled labourers but also as successful entrepreneurs.
 
Over 1,000 women are associated with “Dannex” or Dantewada Next, the unit engaged in manufacturing readymade garments.

They come from interior villages of the district that were cut off from the mainstream of the society because of Maoist violence.

A senior official associated with the project said the traditional practice of providing employment to women meant recruiting them by imparting knowledge of a specific technical skill.

But the Chhattisgarh government has

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