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Related Keywords: artisans of Manipuri handloom, Buyer and seller meet 2015, Commerce and industries minister, designers, Govindas Konthoujam, Integrated Handlooms Development Scheme, Moirang Phee and Wangkhei Phee, Saphee Lanphee, state handloom products, uniforms for students and employees, Weavers

Commerce and Industries minister Govindas Konthoujam at inauguration of `Buyers and Sellers Meet 2015’ held yesterday announced that the state government plans to soon introduce State handloom products as uniforms of school students and its employees. The meet has been organized to help weavers, designers and artisans of Manipuri handloom increase their income. Similar meets will also be organized in the other districts soon.

Related Keywords: annual conference of states textile ministers, Commerce and industries minister, export promotion council, Madhya Pradesh textile industry, textile research association, trade fair, Yashodhara Raje Scindia

Commerce and industries minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia addressing annual conference of states' textile ministers in New Delhi on Wednesday informed that Madhya Pradesh is 5th in the country in cotton production and hence has urged Union minister of textile Santosh Gangwar to constitute Textile Research Association and Export Promotion Council in MP.

It has 40 spinning mills, 8 special weaving units, 12 export-based units and 43,290 powerlooms and employs over 3 lakh people in textile industries in the state.