Marketing linkage is being given to the handloom clusters by the government. Textile ministry is approaching the planning commission to persuade for enhancing allocation of the textile sector, says Dayanidhi Maran.
According to Maran, the government is working for the sustainability of the handloom sector in order to assist the cultural vibrancy of the country as it is offering grounds for more and more employment opportunities especially for the weaker sections of the society.
National Handloom Expo is being launched in New Delhi by the ministry as an important part of the first one ‘Handloom Week’ that is already organized by the textile ministry from December 21st to 28th 2009 all around the country.
Maran added that the textile ministry has been emphasizing over the promotional needs in the handloom sector since long time basically for the reason that the sector is supporting thousands of lives in comparison to many other industries.
Sops are promised for the sectors like handicraft, leather and handloom sector as they are supporting labor intensive needs to much extent, said Anand Sharma, Minister of Commerce and Industry.
Maran further explained that expos for handloom are being organized at Kolkata, Chennai, Jaipur, Coimbatore, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kannur, Dehradun, Puri, Jaipur, Bhilai, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Dimapur, Tirupati, Sibsagar, Patna, Lucknow, Bhopal and Kanpur along with series of exclusive fashion shows known as ‘Symphony in Weaves: The Handloom ensemble’.
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