Worried over the impact of demonetisation of high-value notes on production chain, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman assured exporters that she would take up their demand of increasing the cash withdrawal limit with the Finance Minister. The issue was raised by export promotion councils during…
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Textiles Min for hike in insurance cover for handloom weavers
Textiles Ministry has proposed increasing the insurance cover for handloom weavers, a sector that employs millions and has been one of the focus areas of the government for job creation. The Ministry has proposed more than three-fold increase in insurance cover to Rs 2 lakh from Rs 60k in case of…
Textile Ministry plans to promote handicrafts, tribal communities: Smriti Irani
The government, through convergence of various ministries, is working on a plan to promote tribal, handicrafts community and fill the various gaps, Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani said at an ASSOCHAM event held in New Delhi on September 23. “I had a meeting three days ago with the minister in…
TN unveils new schemes for handloom, textile, khadi industries
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalithaa has unveiled new schemes for handloom, handicraft, textile and khadi industries. She said the six cooperative mills in the State, modernised at 175.23 crore, manufacture threads for the government’s free dhoti and saree scheme and free uniform scheme to…
Odisha targets Rs 21,559 crore exports in 2016-17
The Odisha government has set a target to scale up its exports to Rs 21,559 crore in the current financial year, said an official on September 9. The state government had recorded exports of Rs 17,346 crore in the 2015-16 fiscal. The government has also decided to set up export promotion councils…
Online Portal for Handloom Stall Allotment to bring transparency with ease
Online Portal for Handloom Stall Allotment was launched by Rashmi Verma, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles in New Delhi on August 31. This portal is envisioned as weaver friendly platform, which shall streamline allotment of handloom, stalls. Technology shall be leveraged to bring in more transpare…
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…
Government plans to boost textile sector
In order to provide a boost to the textile sector, the Government approved the “Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (A-TUFS)” in Dec 2015 for technology upgradation, with provision for one-time capital subsidy for eligible benchmarked machinery in different sectors including Technical Text…
India’s Coir export increase by 17 per cent | Kalraj Mishra
Coimbatore, July 16: Union MSME Minister Kalraj Mishra inaugurated India International Coir Fair (IICF-2016) showcasing a wide range of coir products. This expo is believed to be the largest coir confluence in the world. Organised by the Coir Board, under ministry of micro, small and medium enter…
NIFT, NID, others to revive packaging of 40 handloom products
Ministry of Minority Affairs has roped in Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP), National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) and National Institute of Design (NID) to upgrade the design and packaging of 40 shortlisted handloom fabrics and handicrafts in the country. Maharastrian Paithani, Banar…