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Growth of Handloom Sector
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Growth of Handloom Sector

The handloom Sector is going through an exciting period of growth. A total of 5 lakh handloom weavers have been targeted for the MUDRA scheme for handloom weavers and artisans in a period of 3 years. The government has significantly expanded its support to handloom clusters, with respect to Common Facility Centres, Skill upgradation, assistance […]

Plans to Help Weavers Earn More in Telangana
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Plans to Help Weavers Earn More in Telangana

Telangana chief minister, K Chandrasekhar Rao has said the government will come out with a comprehensive policy to help handloom and powerloom weavers and workers lead a comfortable life in the state. Admitting that there were instances of weavers committing suicide and starvation deaths due to lack of adequate income from the profession, Mr. Rao […]

Fashion Designers has taken Hand-woven Fabrics to new Heights
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Fashion Designers has taken Hand-woven Fabrics to new Heights

Ministry of Textiles initiative on the second National Handloom Day (7th August 2016) results in the transformation of traditional hand-woven products of West Bengal Handloom clusters into high-profile fashionable fabrics. Due to the involvement of a reputed fashion designer (identified by MoU partner IMG Reliance) in training and product development, “Beyond Boundaries”, a garment range […]

Summit is an attempt to promote the rich textiles of NER: Smt. Smriti Irani
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Summit is an attempt to promote the rich textiles of NER: Smt. Smriti Irani

The Union Textiles Minister Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani inaugurated the 1st North East Investors’ Summit, organized jointly by the Ministry of Textiles and the Ministry of DoNER, at the State Convention Centre, in Shillong today. In her inaugural address, the Textiles Minister said that the huge participation in the summit showed not only the trust […]

NHDC Develops 'E Dhaga' Mobile App for Handloom Weavers
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NHDC Develops ‘E Dhaga’ Mobile App for Handloom Weavers

The mobile application ‘E Dhaga’ developed by the National Handloom Development Corporation (NHDC) to let weavers know about the availability of raw material or delays in supply has been launched by the textiles minister Smriti Irani. Currently available in Hindi, English and Telugu, the app will soon be released in Bengali, Oriya, Urdu and Assamese. […]

Textile Minister Opines For IP Protection To Handloom Weavers
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Textile Minister Opines for IP Protection to Handloom Weavers

There’s a need to introduce intellectual property (IP) protection for handloom weavers of India, textiles minister Smriti Irani opined at a handloom conference recently held in New Delhi. She also said that handloom is the country’s legacy and its potential needs to be positioned and acknowledged not only domestically, but also globally. At the Creating […]

Craftsvilla Partners with Co-optex to Promote Handloom Products
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Craftsvilla Partners with Co-optex to Promote Handloom Products

One of the largest online ethnic store, ‘Craftsvilla.com’ has announced partnership with Tamil Nadu Handloom Weavers’ Co-operative Society (Co-optex). Through this association Craftsvilla will host authentic handloom products on their website thereby supporting the handloom weavers of Tamil Nadu. “We believe we can unwrap billions of dollar of business value to artisans across India by […]

Higher Insurance Cover For Handloom Weavers
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Higher Insurance Cover For Handloom Weavers

The textile ministry plans to increase the insurance cover for handloom weavers, a sector that is on the government radar for occupation creation, more than three-fold in some cases. The Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana provides insurance to handloom weavers in the case of natural and accidental death and total and partial disability. The ministry […]