Government of India has taken many initiatives to boost the textile industry in the Northern state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). According to an official statement, paying a heed to Member of Parliament Ghulam Nabi Ratanpuri’s ...
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A group of 35 weavers from various handloom clusters of the north Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir are visiting Jharkhand, a state in eastern India which has made remarkable progress in handloom sector during the past few years. Flagging ...
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In pursuance to the Budget announcement(2011-12),'Revival,Reform and Restructuring package for"Handloom Sector",having financial implication of Rs.3884 crore,has been approved by the CCEA on 24.11.2011. Of this Rs.3884 crores,Government ...
Tags: Budget announcement, Handloom Weavers Loans, Handloom Sector
Manipur Commerce and Industries Minister, Govindas, has said the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, will soon set up a Mega Handloom Park at Imphal, the capital city of the North-Eastern Indian state of Manipur. The Minister ...
Tags: Manipur, Mega Handloom Park, inaugural function, Ministry of Textiles
The Ministry of Economic Development together with other relevant ministries and institutions has initiated a programme to revive the textile industry of Sri Lanka along with the apparel industry. Earlier Sri Lanka had well developed ...
The ongoing national level 'Silk Fab' expo in the north Indian city of Chandigarh is offering visitors an opportunity to have a look at and choose from a wide range of silk and silk products not just from the region, but from across the ...
Tags: expo, Silk Fab, silk products, silk weaves
The Government of India approved two packages in November/December 2011 for the handloom weavers of the Country. The first package is for loan waiver of overdue loans and interest of handloom cooperative societies and individual weavers as ...
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee conferred 20 Shilp Guru Awards, 18 Sant Kabir Awards along with 74 National Awards to master craftspersons and master weavers at a function in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Speaking on the ...
Tags: handloom sector, handicraft sectors, craftsperson, handloom market
The traditional handloom sector of India, which is grappling against the challenges posed by the powerloom industry for survival, is now looking at the Government for help. Saying that all that the Government needs to do is enforce laws ...
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Shri Anand Sharma, Minister of Textiles has informed that textile industry suffered a downturn in 2011-12, due mainly to the global economic slowdown and partially the high price volatility in the international and domestic cotton market. ...
Tags: India, Textile Industry, Debt Restructuring
The ongoing national level 'Silk Fab' expo in the north Indian city of Chandigarh is offering visitors an opportunity to have a look at and choose from a wide range of silk and silk products not just from the region, but from across the ...
Tags: Silk Fab, Chandigarh, silk products
In order to better address financing needs of the local handloom and textile sector, government of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh is deliberating on establishing a special bank with a primary investment of two billion rupees. ...
Tags: handloom, textile, N Kiran Kumar Reddy, G Prasad Kumar