Piyush Goyal Urges Govt. Departments To Buy Handloom Products

Textiles minister Piyush Goyal has initiated a move to shift the handloom weavers and handicraft artisans to the Government eMarketplace (GeM) portal.

Ten More Design Resource Centres Being Set Up By NIFT: Textile Ministry

Such design centres have already been established at weavers' service centres in Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bhubaneshwar, Guwahati, Jaipur and Varanasi.

Textile Ministry In Process Of Obtaining Cabinet Nod For MITRA Scheme

The minister said during the pandemic, CCI (Cotton Corporation of India) procured 20.72 lakh bales valuing Rs 5,615 crore from 4 lakh cotton farmers.

Covid-19 And Textile Industry

Working on finishes below during development and production will surely help to build up trust with the consumer.

Covid 19 Impact On Textile Exports

To support the sector, the government should extend tax compliances, interest rate reductions and announce special packages to mitigate the crisis faced by the capital- and labour-intensive industry.

Textiles Ministry May Rescue Sinking Job Market By Creating 1 Crore Jobs In Next 2 Years

The National Democratic Alliance government may need to go back to the basics in order to revive the job market from the doldrums. Textiles, the second most labour intensive sector of the Indian economy after agriculture, is trying to rescue the shrinking job structure in the country and the government is expecting to create one crore jobs from the special package for textiles and apparels introduced in June 2016

Textiles Sector Looks To 2017 For Policy Boost

The Textiles Ministry is still engaged in consultations with stakeholders, chalking out nitty-gritty of its policy roadmap

Textile Ministry Pitches For Free Trade Agreement With EU

The Textile Ministry is in favour of a free trade agreement with the European Union as it hopes that it would boost exports of garments and fabrics significantly and help tackle competition from Bangladesh

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