The government will announce a package for the country’s knitwear sector in the next two months, a top official said. The package is expected to provide a level-playing field to the knitwear industry, which is facing tough competition from countries like China owing to factors like lower au…
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Special package soon for knitwear industry, says Irani
The government will soon announce a special package for the knitwear industry, Textiles Minister Smriti Irani said on May 22. Incidentally, the employment-intensive and export-oriented knitwear industry is among the sectors hurt by demonetisation and rupee appreciation. Irani had recently visited…
New textile policy seeks special focus on handicraft
New Delhi: The new textiles policy will focus on a three-pronged approach to boost the growth of Indian handicraft sector, which is facing tough competition from international players. According to sources, the approach involves incentivising expansion of production base for quality manufacturing…
Wooden handicraft exports to come with unique barcodes
New Delhi: Wooden handicrafts from India sold abroad will soon carry unique barcodes with details of the wood used, an initiative of the textiles Ministry to build confidence among overseas consumers on legal harvesting of trees. So somebody buying a decorative wooden elephant or a wooden handicr…
5.3 lakh youth trained in textile sector in last 2 years: Govt
The government said it has trained over 5.3 lakh youth in textile trades over the past two years, particularly in garment segment. Of this, “more than 81 per cent of persons trained have been placed including 79 per cent of the trained women,” an achievement report prepared by the DIP…
Govt eyes niche markets to boost handloom, handicraft exports
Textiles Ministry is eyeing niche overseas markets to boost domestic handloom and handicraft exports as many global companies are willing to tie up with Indian weavers and artisans, a top official said today. “There is a huge scope for promoting Indian handloom and handicraft products in th…
Govt likely to provide benefits to jute industry
As part of efforts to support the jute sector, the government is likely to make use of jute bags mandatory in packaging of food grains and sugar of specified quantities for the 2016-17. The Textiles Ministry has sought the Cabinet approval for its proposal to make it mandatory to package 90 per c…
A riot of colors & weaves at 2nd National Handloom Day Expo
From Kashmiri Pashmina to South Silk, Banarasi Silk Saree and West Bengal Handloom to Lucknow Chikankari and Khadi – everything was at display at Handloom Expo organised by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) and FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) to celebrate Nati…
Govt eyes Australia, Africa to boost textile exports
The Union Textiles Ministry is looking at Australia, the Commonwealth of Independent States and Africa to boost exports through bilateral agreements as free trade agreements (FTAs) with the European Union and the US are delayed. The Ministry is chasing a target of doubling textile exports in 10 y…
Handlooms & Handicrafts to get big boost | Govt. to fund exhibitions & festivals
Government will organize regular exhibitions cum sale festivals in large cities to provide regular marketing facilities for promotion of handlooms and handicrafts. To begin with, three venues have been identified in Delhi, where exhibitions cum sale festivals shall be organized round the year, on…