Management of discarded fabric has become one of the problems we are facing today. The huge amount of discarded fabric generated mostly by textile mills, manufacturing units, boutiques, tailor shops and household sectors. Considerable amount of discarded fabric is dumped in open areas and incinerated after removing small percentage for recycling and reuse. This accumulation of discarded fabric from all over the country causes certain serious environmental problems and health hazards. 20 tailor shops / boutiques were selected and questionnaire was designed to find out and collect type of discarded fabric available. Discarded biodegradable fabrics i.e. cotton and silk, available in high amount at tailor shops / boutiques and used for development of bio-fertilizer.

To generate awareness of developed technology among rural women, knowledge test was assessed on the basis of pre and post knowledge of rural women about developed technology. The awareness training programme was launched to sensitize rural women on issues related to developed bio-fertilizer and related aspects. MPSs of the respondents ranged between 75 to 95.83 in post test which indicates good to excellent knowledge in all the components, with the overall knowledge MPS as 91.66. Highest knowledge was possessed by the respondents about concept of developed technology followed by worm bed preparation, watering and earthworms with the rank I, II, III and IV respectively, as reflected by majority of respondents in good category. Further in the remaining components i.e. raw material, pre-treatment & filling of bed, maintenance of bio-fertilizer, harvesting of bio-fertilizer, care during transportation, uses and advantages indicates good knowledge of respondents in these components also.

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