Inaugurating the Textile Pavilion under the Special Handloom & Handicraft Exhibition cum Sale at India International Trade Fair (IITF), Giriraj Singh, Union Textile Minister, emphasised on the importance of carbon fibers in the textile industry and the government’s focus on amplification of technical textiles.
There are 12 verticals or sectors in technical textiles, Singh added. He emphasised on the Government’s efforts to improve the textile value chain for better income opportunities for the weavers and their families. Further, he said, India has the largest handloom community in the world focused around sustainability and energy efficiency. The world is moving towards usage of sustainable products and handloom industry produces zero-carbon footprint and does not consume any energy and it is also a zero-water footprint sector.
Pabitra Margherita, Minister of State for Textiles, emphasised on the need to strengthen handloom and handicrafts to boost production and to increase their earnings to engage communities. He also emphasised on the importance to preserve India’s rich craft heritage while adapting to modern market needs.
During the 112th episode of Mann ki Baat, Prime Minister Narender Modi appreciated that the work of handloom artisans is spread across every corner of the country and the way handloom products have made their place in the hearts of people is very successful, tremendous. He also urged to upload photos with local products on social media with the hashtag ‘#MyProductMyPride’.
Government of India has launched the various schemes for Handloom and Handicrafts sector for branding of high-quality products with zero defects and zero effect on the environment to encourage and to give a distinct identity to the products, apart from highlighting the uniqueness of the products. It also serves a guarantee for the buyer that the product being purchased is genuinely handcrafted. All the exhibitors at the exhibition were encouraged to display their exquisite products and thus improve the market for their products and earnings of the handloom and handicrafts community.
A ‘Special Handloom and Handicraft Exhibition cum Sale’ was launched as an initiative of the office of Development Commissioner for Handlooms and Handicrafts, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India through National Handloom Development Corporation (NHDC) Ltd. to provide direct access to the handloom weavers and artisans to market their products to consumers. The exhibition enabled an interface between the weavers and consumers.
