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Related Keywords: brand promotion, Co-optex, cotton, design development, eco-friendly textile, handicrafts, Handlooms, market expansion, new technology, product diversification, production materials, spinning mills, Textiles and Khadi Department, Weavers, working capital assistance and research and development

Principal Secretary, Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi Department, K. Phanindra Reddy, Co-optex Managing Director T.N. Venkatesh, Director of Handlooms C. Muniyanathan, Additional Director K. Kannan, and Director of Sericulture P. Sri Venkada Priya spoke. They talked about various issues like new technology, design development, product diversification, brand promotion, market expansion, working capital assistance and research and development. Collector K. Veera Raghava Rao was present.

Related Keywords: GST on cotton textile products fixed at five pc, GST on manmade fabric eighteen percent, Handlooms, hosiery and mills, Powerloom accounts for more than eighty six percent, powerloom units will take a hit, rest comes from other segments, total MMF production in India

Powerloom accounts for more than 86 percent of the total MMF production in India while the rest comes from other segments like handlooms, hosiery and mills. Incidentally, the GST on cotton textile products has been fixed at 5% while GST on man-made fabric (MMF) is kept at the proposed 18% due to which powerloom units will take a hit, industry officials said.

Related Keywords: attract weavers, better marketing facility, betterment of weavers community in Odisha, directs official to chalk out plan, Handlooms, lack of financial support, leaving traditional profession, new ideas, prepare a plan ensuring holistic development, take proactive measures, Textiles and Handicrafts Minister Snehangini Chhuria

Handlooms, Textiles and Handicrafts Minister Snehangini Chhuria at a review meeting in Sambalpur where many senior officials of the department and district administration were present has directed officials to come out with a Rs 500-crore strategic plan for the betterment of the weavers’ community in Odhisha.

Related Keywords: continuation of interest subvention scheme, export target set, for current fiscal year, handicrafts and garments, Handlooms, India-EU Free Trade Agreement, Indian textile sector, outbound shipment, stiff competition, textile minister Santosh Gangwar

The achhe din for the textile sector has started to arrive, said textile minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Monday, as the Narendra Modi govenrment completes one year. The government has set target of $47.5 billion for textile and clothing exports for the current fiscal year, aiming for an almost 14% rise in outbound shipments from the actual level of 2014-15.

Related Keywords: approval of funds, dyeing, for implementation, Handlooms, in Haryana, introduced in seven district, sector of garments, spinning, Textiles related courses, training cost, under ISDS, Union Ministry of Textile, weaving

The Union Ministry of Textiles has given approval of Rs 20 crore funds under Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDS) for implementation in addition to existing ones for generating more employment for the youth in Haryana. This information was give by Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma during the ongoing budget session of Haryana Assembly.

Sharma stated that under the scheme 75 percent of the training cost would be provided by the Ministry of Textiles and the remaining would be contributed by the State.

Related Keywords: cheap clothes, Geographical Indication tag, hand-woven sarees, Handlooms, IIkal saree, Ilkal, Ilkal Handloom and Powerloom Weavers Agitation Committee, powerloom

The ancient Ilkal sarees with unique design which used to be crafted handlooms weavers of a little town of IIkal in Bagalkot district the switch over to powerloom has endangered the livelihood of small handloom weavers.

IIkal town had around five thousand handlooms that used to craft traditional sarees more than a decade ago. Now, the number of families engaged in making beautiful hand-woven sarees has reduced to just 500 with the onslaught of power looms.

Related Keywords: exhibition and craft fair, Government of Odisha, Handloom Mark, Handlooms, original handllom, Textiles and Handicraft department, unique brand image, Weaving sector

In a bid to create awareness about benefits of the Handloom Mark, a unique brand image for original handloom goods, the Handlooms, Textiles and Handicrafts Department has decided to make it compulsory to adopt Handloom Mark for weaving sector.
 
The exhibitions and craft fairs hosted by the Development Commissioner (Handlooms), Ministry of Textiles, and Government of Odisha will not allow weavers and primary weaver societies to participate in such event unless they take on the Handloom Mark scheme for their hand woven products.