Handlooms News

KARIMNAGAR: Even as the government is preparing to celebrate National Handloom Day on Monday, weavers and Handloom Cooperative Societies are a worried lot as bundles of finished goods are lying in godowns waiting for orders. Due to lack of marketi

MAHBUBNAGAR: The implementation of GST (Goods and Service Tax) has affected the handloom sector of Mahbubnagar district in Telangana.

Says it can’t be equated with other industries

Being a cottage industry, the handloom sector should be exempted from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, Textiles Minister O.S. Manian said on Wednesday.

Livelihood of 8,000 weavers in Bengal’s Jangipara block jeopardised

There was barely any space for more than one pers

MAHBUBNAGAR: The implementation of GST has affected the handloom sector of Mahbubnagar district. According to Geotagging survey done by the authorities concerned, the four newly-created districts viz. Mahbubnagar, Jogulamba Gadwal, Wanaparthy and

New Delhi, Aug 3: The Government of India through the Office of Development Commissioner (Handlooms) has been implementing the following schemes for the welfare of handloom weavers and development of handloom sector in the country:

NEW DELHI: The India Handloom Brand (IHB) launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June has already seen a total sale of Rs 159 crore. The IHB is the branding of high quality handloom products.

SRINAGAR: A day-long awareness programme was organized by the Directorate of Field Pub

The sale of products from India Handloom Brand (IHB), an initiative of the Ministry of Textiles, is likely to see a two-fold rise at Rs 180 crore in the current financial year, says a senior official.

The IHB is an endorsement to quality o

Shillong, Aug 5: The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) can be the forerunners in the promotion of handloom and handicrafts in the country. This was stated by M Pariat, Director in-charge of Handloom and Handicrafts Development Co-operation Lt

Many skill development centers in India's northeast region provide skill training and upgradation to the people, especially to the youth.

Unnati Silks, working since 1980 in the field of Handloom and Handcrafted Textiles, is celebrating Handloom Day via Campaign #Handloomswag to spread the love for Indian Handlooms among the Indian Youth. They shall also contribute 2 percent of a we