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Indian Carpet Export Rises Since Last 3 Years
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Indian Carpet Export Rises Since Last 3 Years

India has been witnessing a steady rise in the export of handmade carpets and floor coverings since last three years. Carpet exports increased form Rs.7108.31 crore in FY13-14 to Rs.8441.95 crore in FY14-15, and then to Rs.9481.36 crore in FY15-16. In the ongoing financial year 2016-17, carpet exports have already touched Rs.5786.85 crore till October. […]

Govt Policy to Reduce Flow of Cheap Fabric in India
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Govt Policy to Reduce Flow of Cheap Fabric in India

The government is working on a policy to reduce the flow of low-priced fabric into India, Smriti Irani, textiles minister has said. She visited many powerloom factories in Maharashtra’s Bhiwandi district and spoke to powerloom owners and workers to understand their problems. Bhiwandi is home to around seven lakh powerlooms. At a meeting of powerloom […]

Finance Ministry Plans to Converge Insurance Schemes for Weavers
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Finance Ministry Plans to Converge Insurance Schemes for Weavers

Textiles minister, Smriti Irani said that the ministry of finance is planning to converge all the insurance schemes for handloom weavers including the Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana (MGBBY) to increase their insurance cover. MGBBY will be merged into Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana from next fiscal. The […]

Woolmark Conclave to Promote Wool Industry in India
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Woolmark Conclave to Promote Wool Industry in India

A global authority on wool, ‘The Woolmark Company’ hosted a full-day event called Wool Conclave along with the India Fashion forum (IFF) to promote the wool industry in India. The event also highlighted the Woolmark’s ‘Grown in Australia, Made in India’ initiative and endorsed the multiple properties of merino wool and its boundless potential. Fashion […]

Textile Minister Inaugurates Apparel Making Centre in Imphal
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Textile Minister Inaugurates Apparel Making Centre in Imphal

Minister of textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani, recently inaugurated Apparel and Garment Making Centre at Lamboikhongnangkhong in Imphal, Manipur, which consists of one skill and two commercial blocks apart from the 300 installed machines. The estimated expense for setting up the centre is Rs.18 crore. While also distributing ‘Pehchan’ Identity Cards to some artisans, “The scheme […]

Textiles Minister Distributes Identity Cards 'Pahchan' to Artisans
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Textiles Minister Distributes Identity Cards ‘Pahchan’ to Artisans

Textiles Minister, Smriti Zubin Irani distributed ‘Pahchan’ identity cards to artisans of five clusters of Gujarat, namely Jamnagar, Naroda, Surendranagar, Amreli and Kalol, at the inaugural ceremony of the Thematic Exhibition on Handicrafts at Ahmedabad. It may be mentioned that the camp for ‘Pahchan’ was launched on 7th October, 2016 nationwide, to ensure a unique […]

Indian Technical Textiles to be Top Priority under New Policy
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Indian Technical Textiles to be Top Priority under New Policy

Technical textiles will be given top priority under the impending national textiles policy as this sector has a huge potential for growth in India. There’s an opportunity for the Indian khadi to be processed with ayurvedic drugs to offer wellness garments, which are popular in western countries, Smriti Irani, textiles minister said. “There’s a need […]

Textiles Ministry Stresses on Strong Monitoring Mechanism for ISDS
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Textiles Ministry Stresses on Strong Monitoring Mechanism for ISDS

Strong monitoring mechanism for ‘Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDS)’ seems to be on top priority for Ministry of Textiles (MoT). Physical verification module with a feature to upload videos of visits in stipulated time can be a good tool for it. ISDS is one of the most appreciated schemes to train the workforce for Indian […]

BPL Category Artisans to Get Stalls at Concessional Rates
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BPL Category Artisans to Get Stalls at Concessional Rates

The Union Textiles Minister Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani has announced a review of the stall allotment policy at Dilli Haat; the Minister has said that the policy will be modified in two weeks. Smt. Irani announced also that allotment of stalls will henceforth be made only for artisans belonging to handicraft clusters, in order to ensure […]

Home Textile Segment Covered Under Special Package
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Home Textile Segment Covered Under Special Package

Minister of textiles, Smriti Irani announced that made-ups and home textile segment is under consideration of being covered under the Rs.6,000 crore ‘Special Package’ recently approved for the garment sector, which had been excluded from its ambit. An announcement for the same is likely to be made around Diwali, added the minister in her address. […]

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