Mr. Balvinder Kumar, Development Commissioner (Handlooms), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India inaugurated the Silk Fab exhibition, in the presence of the Guest of Honour, Mr. T.C. A. Ranganathan, Chairman and Managing Director, ...
In an endeavour to celebrate and promote the Indian handloom, the Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India Ltd. is organising an exhibition-cum-sale of exclusive summer collection 'Woven Wonders' from 5th to 12th June, 2013 in CCIC's ...
Around Rs. 21.51 billion of the total Rs. 23.23 billion earmarked under the Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) for 2012-13, have been disbursed by the Indian Textile Ministry, Minister of State for Textiles Panabaaka Lakshmi informed ...
In order to promote Mulberry, Eri and Muga silk production in Assam, Government through Central Silk Board is implementing a centrally sponsored scheme viz “Catalytic Development Programme” (CDP) in collaboration with State ...
Tags: Silk Output, Textile
The Government of India has constituted a state-level committee for addressing the grievances of Assam weavers. This information was given by Minister of State for Textiles Panabaaka Lakshmi in a written reply to the Lok Sabha, according to ...
Tags: Assam Weavers, Textile
During the first eleven months of fiscal year 2012-13, India exported textiles worth US$ 28.4 billion, much below the target of US$ 39.6 billion set for the entire fiscal. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Indian ...
Tags: Textile Exports, Textile
A cooperative in Aklan involved in the piña-weaving industry has been identified by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as its qualified cooperator/partner in the Shared Service Facilities (SSF) Project under its “Big ...
The Government is implementing various schemes for the development of the textile industry in the country. The following schemes of the Ministry of Textiles are in operation on all India basis: Jute Sector Scheme No. 7.2: ...
Tags: Textile Sector, Textile
Intending to encourage production of well-known Kandangi or Chettinadi sarees in the state, the government of the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu would initiate steps to help weavers of these sarees, particularly in procuring silk yarn, ...
Tags: Textiles Minister, Textile
Textiles Ministry of India has called on the domestic cotton yarn producers to maintain the prices of their produce at low levels, so as to avert any negative impact on any of the textile industry segments, particularly the powerloom ...
Tags: Indian Govt, Cotton Yarn
The Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, has sought a financial package for labour-intensive industries like cotton textiles, handlooms and handicraft, in the forthcoming annual supplement to Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), rescheduled to ...
The Government of India has approved Revival, Reform and Restructuring (RRR) Package for Handloom Sector in November 2011, to waive off the overdue loans of primary weavers cooperatives, other weavers organizations and individual weavers ...
Tags: handloom, weavers, Handloom Proposal Package
Award Winning Fashion Designer from Hyderabad Gaurang Shah will present a collection celebrating the perfect amalgamation of Rajasthani kota jamdani weaves and intricate Lucknowi chikankari embroidery at the upcoming Lakme Fashion Week ...
The domestic cotton prices for the major variety of cotton viz., Sankar-6 has been stable from the beginning of the current cotton season (from October 2012) ruling at Rs.33, 500/- per candy of 355 kgs till the middle of February 2013. The ...
Tags: SIMA, Cotton, Textile Mills
The effectiveness of both the schemes i.e. Integrated Handlooms Development Scheme (IHDS) and Marketing & Export Promotion Scheme (M&EPS) has been evaluated by independent agencies, which revealed positive impact on the development of ...
Tags: M&EPS, IHDS, handloom sector