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The Department of Rural Industries, Government of Chhattisgarh, is going to provide skill up-gradation training to silk weavers at four block handloom silk clusters- Baloda, Navagarh, Dabra and Babnidih in Janjgir-Champa district, to promote handloom silk industry, said Deputy Director of Directorate of Rural Industries Chhattisgarh A Ayaz.

The Ministry of Textiles, Government of India has sanctioned six handloom clusters for the state.

Related Keywords: cottage industry, cotton, Design Development programme, Export Development Board, International Design Expert, silk yarn, Sri Lankan handloom, Textile Industry

Sri Lankan handloom textile industry is a highly labour-intensive, export-oriented and rural based. The industry produces mainly cotton and silk products, utilizing cotton and silk yarn. Generally, with low capital costs and running expenses, handloom is a household or cottage industry, where skilled hands create value added products, according the Export Development Board.