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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.

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The Annual Conference of State Textiles Ministers was held on Wednesday at Scope Complex, Lodhi Road where Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Textiles Santosh Gangwar discussed the provisions of the proposed New Textile Policy such as introducing flexible labour laws and setting up integrated textile parks with States.

Participating at the conference, Govindas Konthoujam, Minister of Sericulture, Commerce and Industries, Manipur introduced a brief account of the status of handloom industry in Manipur.