C-DAC Kolkata & Bodoland Territorial Council

Centralised Weavers Database (BTC-CWDB)

The sovereign digital census, geo-referenced demographic registry, and skill mapping repository engineered to identify, authenticate, and empower the traditional handloom weavers across Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), Assam.

CWDB Registration Artisan Directory Data Analytics Visual Chronicle

Master Weaver • Traditional Loom

Authentic Handloom Census Registry

Kokrajhar • Chirang • Baksa • Udalguri • Tamulpur

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Indigenous Heritage

Pure Eri & Dokhona Silk

16500+

Enumerated Weavers

BTR Districts Geotagged

100%

Geo-Referenced Census

800+

Traditional Motifs Preserved

Visual Chronicle of Assam

The Living Looms of Assam & Bodoland

Explore the authentic artistry, indigenous wooden looms, and rich cultural heritage of rural handloom weavers across the Bodoland Territorial Region.

Generational Craft

Traditional Pit & Frame Looms

Rhythmic timber frames where master artisans weave sacred textiles passed down through maternal lineages for centuries.

Kokrajhar, BTR Frame Loom

Tribal Motifs

Sacred Dokhona & Aronai

Indigenous Bodo attire featuring exquisite geometric Agor motifs (peacock feathers, hills, and wild flowers) in golden hues.

Chirang, BTR Dokhona Agor

GI Tagged Pride

Ahimsa Eri & Golden Muga Silk

Assam's indigenous organic wild silks, cultivated in household cocoons and hand-reeled for durable, thermally insulated textiles.

Baksa, BTR Eri & Muga Silk

Empowerment

Women Self-Sufficiency Clusters

Over 85% of registered BTR weavers are women, driving rural village economic independence through village handloom SHGs.

Udalguri & Tamulpur Village Clusters

Cultural Geometry

Iconic Bodo Weaving Motifs (Agor)

Digitally documented and cataloged in the CWDB Design Repository in partnership with C-DAC Kolkata to preserve endangered indigenous patterns.

Daorai Agor

The majestic peacock feather pattern, symbolising celebratory prosperity and woven across royal Aronai neck scarfs.

Royal Ceremonial Motif

Phareo Megon

The watchful pigeon's eye motif, woven into protective border edgings to ward off misfortune and bring harmony to the weaver's hearth.

Protective Border Weave

Hajw Agor

The undulating mountain range pattern, honoring the sacred Himalayan foothills of Bhutan and the rolling topography of Bodoland.

Himalayan Topography

Thaigir Bibar

The wild star-fruit blossom weave, celebrating spring renewal and fertility, commonly rendered on pure yellow Dokhona Thaosi.

Spring Harvest Motif

Sovereign Governance

Centralised Weavers Database (BTC-CWDB)

A flagship joint ICT initiative of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) and the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) Kolkata.

Preserving Heritage with Modern ICT

For generations, the rhythmic clack of the wooden loom has echoed across rural Bodoland. Over 80% of rural Bodo households possess handlooms, making handloom weaving not merely a vocation, but the living cultural heartbeat of the community.

Prior to BTC-CWDB, enumeration records were fragmented across paper registers. BTC-CWDB unifies every weaver into a centralized biometric and geo-referenced database, enabling automated benefit disbursement, raw material yarn quotas, and direct e-commerce integration.

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GIS Mapping

Precise satellite location tagging of every loom domicile.

Digital ID Card

Secure QR-coded artisan verification credentials.

Jacquard CAD

C-DAC computer-aided design & punch card automation.

Direct Subsidy

Frictionless DBT transfers for raw material yarn subsidies.

Integrated Architecture

CWDB System Modules

Integrated digital infrastructure serving weavers, field enumerators, master trainers, and administrative authorities.

Artisan Registration

Enables field workers, enumerators, and weavers to submit full demographic dossiers including personal details, address, caste, bank IFSC, and EPIC numbers.

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GPS Geo-Tagging

High-accuracy satellite coordinate logging of weaver homesteads, weaving work sheds, and common facility centers for interactive GIS mapping.

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Centralised Artisan Directory

Searchable, district-wise directory of verified weavers with filterable criteria by block, village, weaving specialty, and loom category.

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Analytics & Visualization

Interactive demographic charts, gender ratios, loom distribution, age distribution, and cluster production statistics powered by dynamic Plotly BI charts.

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CAD & Motif Archive

Comprehensive digital archive of traditional Bodo, Assamese, and tribal weaving motifs digitized for electronic jacquard card punching.

Browse Designs

Cluster Skill Certification

Tracking of cluster-level training batches, attendance records, skill assessments, and verifiable digital certificate issuance.

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Standard Operating Procedure

4-Step Registration & Verification Workflow

A multi-tier governance model ensuring data integrity and preventing phantom beneficiary enrollments.

Step 1

Household Census

Field enumerator or household head submits foundational demographic, residential, and caste information.

Step 2

Weaver Profile

Captures individual loom details, weaving experience, yarn consumption, and monthly production capacity.

Step 3

Field Verification

BTC Field Officers conduct physical doorstep inspections to capture GPS coordinates and verify functional looms.

Step 4

CWDB ID Issuance

District Officer approves verified profile and system generates the permanent CWDB ID card and certificate.

Regional Demographics

Geographic Census Coverage (BTR)

Complete enumeration across all 5 administrative districts of the Bodoland Territorial Region.

Kokrajhar District

Master Dokhona & Jacquard Innovation Hub

Administrative epicenter of BTR with extensive traditional frame and pit loom clusters across Dotma, Kachugaon, and Gossaigaon.