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BALURGHAT: The South Dinajpur district administration has been bestowed with the SKOCH award 2020, for its significant contribution in backing madurkathi (mat) weaving, a decade-old cottage industry of Harirampur block, District Magistrate Nikhil Nirmal said here in a press conference on Wednesday. It may be mentioned that the award, conferred by SKOCH group, covers thebest efforts in the areas of finance, governance, banking, disaster management, technology, economics and inclusive growth. "The district administration received the award on January 11 in a programme held at the Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi in the silver category for its remarkable contribution in backing madurkathi (mat) weaving. The award was received by our nodal officer Subrata Palit on behalf of the district administration. The mat weaving was recently recognised under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act," Nirmal said..