Related Keywords: All India Handloom Technology Institute, handloom, Machilipatnam, Union Minister for Textiles
Union Minister for Textiles Kavuri Sambasiva Rao announced that the state government has decided to set up a All India Handloom Technology Institute with a project cost of Rs 35 crore, in Krishna district headquarters of Machilipatnam.
The announcement came in last night, after inaugurating a training programme of Jamdani saree weaving under integrated skill development scheme in Kappaladoddi village of Guduru Mandal in Krishna district by Rao. All India Handicrafts Commissioner S Gupta and Krishna District Collector M Raghunandana Rao were also present on the occasion.