Ministry of Textiles

Ministry of Textiles
	Emblem of India
Ministry overview
Jurisdiction	Government of India ; Textile industry, clothing and Handicrafts
Headquarters	Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi
Annual budget	₹7,147.73 crore (US$1.0 billion) (2018-19 est.)
Ministers responsible	Piyush Goyal, Minister of Textiles; Darshana Jardosh, Minister of State;
Website	ministryoftextiles.gov.in

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The Ministry of Textiles is an Indian government national agency responsible for the formulation of policy, planning, development, export promotion and regulation of the textile industry in India. This includes all natural, artificial, and cellulosic fibers that go into the making of textiles, clothing and Handicrafts.

The current Minister of Textiles is Piyush Goyal.^[2]

Main functions of the Ministry[edit]

Textile Policy & Coordination
Man-made Fibre/ Filament Yarn Industry
Cotton Textile Industry
Jute Industry
Silk and Silk Textile Industry
Wool & Woollen Industry
Decentralised Powerloom Sector
Export Promotion
Planning & Economic Analysis

Organizations[edit]

Attached Offices[edit]

Office of the Development Commissioner for Hand-looms
Office of the Development Commissioner for Handicrafts

Subordinate Offices[edit]

Office of the Textile Commissioner
Office of the Jute Commissioner

Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs)^[3][edit]

National Textile Corporation Ltd.. (NTC)
British India Corporation Ltd. (BIC)
Cotton Corporation Of India Ltd. (CCI)
Jute Corporation of India (JCI)
Birds Jute Exports Ltd. (BJEL)
National Jute Manufactures Corporation Limited (NJMC)
Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation (HHEC)
Central Cottage Industries Corporation (CCIC)
National Handloom Development Corporation Ltd. (NHDC)

Statutory Bodies^[4][edit]

Jute Manufacturers Development Council
Central Silk Board
Textile Committee
Commissioner of Payments

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Export Promotion Councils[edit]

Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC)
Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC)
Cotton Textile Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL)
The Synthetic and Rayon Textile Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC)
Indian Silk Export Promotion Council (ISEPC)
Wool & Woollens Export Promotion Council
Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC)
Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH)
Powerloom Development & Export Promotion Council (PDEXCIL)
Wool Industry Export Promotion Council

Advisory Bodies[edit]

Cotton Advisory Board:
Jute Advisory Board
Development Council for Textile Industry
Co-ordination Council for Textile Research Associations
All India Handlooms Board
All India Handicrafts Board
All India Powerlooms Board
Co-ordination Committee of Textiles Export Promotion Council

Autonomous Bodies[edit]

Central Wool Development Board
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles & Management, Coimbatore

Public Institutes[edit]

Indian Institutes of Handloom Technology

Textiles Research Associations[edit]

Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association ATIRA
Bombay Textile Research Association BTRA https://www.btraindia.com/
The South India Textile Research Association SITRA
Northern India Textile Research Association NITRA
Man-made Textile Research Association MANTRA
Synthetic & Art Silk Mills Research Association SASMIRA
Indian Jute Industry's Research Association IJIRA
Wool Research Association WRA

List of Ministers of Textiles[edit]

No	Name	Term of office			Political party	Prime Minister
1	Chandrashekhar Singh (Independent Charge)	30 March 1985	15 November 1985	230 days	Indian National Congress	Rajiv Gandhi
2	Khurshid Alam Khan (Independent Charge)	15 November 1985	22 October 1986	341 days
3	Ram Niwas Mirdha (Independent Charge till 15 February 1988)	22 October 1986	2 December 1989	3 years, 41 days
4	Sharad Yadav	6 December 1989	10 November 1990	339 days	Janata Dal	V. P. Singh
5	Hukmdev Narayan Yadav	21 November 1990	21 June 1991	212 days	Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)	Chandra Shekhar
6	Ashok Gehlot (Independent Charge)	21 June 1991	18 January 1993	1 year, 211 days	Indian National Congress	P. V. Narasimha Rao
7	G. Venkat Swamy (Independent Charge till 10 February 1995)	18 January 1993	15 September 1995	2 years, 240 days
8	Kamal Nath (Independent Charge)	15 September 1995	20 February 1996	158 days
(7)	G. Venkat Swamy	20 February 1996	16 May 1996	86 days
9	Atal Bihari Vajpayee	16 May 1996	01 June 1996	16 days	Bharatiya Janata Party	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
10	H. D. Deve Gowda	01 June 1996	29 June 1996	28 days	Janata Dal	H. D. Deve Gowda I. K. Gujral
11	R. L. Jalappa (Independent Charge till 6 July 1996)	29 June 1996	20 January 1998	1 year, 205 days	Janata Dal	H. D. Deve Gowda I. K. Gujral
12	Bolla Bulli Ramaiah (Independent Charge)	20 January 1998	19 March 1998	58 days	Telugu Desam Party	I. K. Gujral
13	Kashiram Rana	19 March 1998	24 May 2003	5 years, 66 days	Bharatiya Janata Party	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
14	Syed Shahnawaz Hussain	24 May 2003	22 May 2004	364 days	Bharatiya Janata Party	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
15	Shankersinh Vaghela	23 May 2004	22 May 2009	4 years, 364 days	Indian National Congress	Dr. Manmohan Singh
16	Dayanidhi Maran	28 May 2009	12 July 2011	2 years, 45 days	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
17	Anand Sharma	19 July 2011	17 June 2013	1 year, 333 days	Indian National Congress
18	Kavuri Samba Siva Rao	17 June 2013	3 April 2014	290 days
(17)	Anand Sharma	3 April 2014	26 May 2014	53 days
19	Santosh Gangwar (Independent Charge)	26 May 2014	5 July 2016	2 years, 40 days	Bharatiya Janata Party	Narendra Modi
20	Smriti Irani	5 July 2016	7 July 2021	5 years, 2 days
21	Piyush Goyal	7 July 2021	Incumbent	2 years, 286 days

List of Ministers of State[edit]

Ministers of State in the Ministry of Textiles
Minister of state	Portrait	Political party		Term		Days
Ajay Tamta		Bharatiya Janata Party		5 July 2016	30 May 2019	1059 days
Darshana Jardosh		Bharatiya Janata Party		7 July 2021	Incubment	1016 days

National Handlooms & Handicrafts Museum[edit]

National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi^[5] was set up at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi under the administrative control of the Ministry of Textiles.^[6] The Museum is a structured village complex consisting of 15 structures representing village dwellings, courtyards and shrines from different states spread over an area of 5 hectares. The museum collection contains about 20,000 most rare and distinctive pieces reflecting the continuing tradition of Indian craftsmen.^[7]

References[edit]

↑ "Budget data" (PDF). www.indiabudget.gov.in. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
↑ Desk, Internet (5 July 2016). "Javdekar gets HRD, Irani shifted to Textiles" – via www.thehindu.com.
↑ "Public Sector Undertakings". Ministry of Textiles. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
↑ "STATUTORY BODIES". Ministry of Textiles. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
↑ "National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
↑ "National Handlooms & Handicrafts Museum (NHHM)". Ministry of Textiles. Retrieved 16 September 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "Artisans Community stories in India". Golden Era Royal Group.

External links[edit]

Ministry of Textiles - Official website

[1] "Budget data" (PDF). www.indiabudget.gov.in. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

[2] Desk, Internet (5 July 2016). "Javdekar gets HRD, Irani shifted to Textiles" – via www.thehindu.com.

[3] "Public Sector Undertakings". Ministry of Textiles. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2013.

[4] "STATUTORY BODIES". Ministry of Textiles. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2013.

[5] "National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2007.

[6] "National Handlooms & Handicrafts Museum (NHHM)". Ministry of Textiles. Retrieved 16 September 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}

[7] "Artisans Community stories in India". Golden Era Royal Group.

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