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		<title>Ajay Kumar: Created page with &quot;{{About|the ministry of India|the Bangladesh ministry|Ministry of Textiles and Jute|the Pakistan ministry|Ministry of Commerce and Textile Industry}} {{use dmy dates|date=June...&quot;</title>
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{{Infobox government agency&lt;br /&gt;
| agency_name = Ministry of Textiles&lt;br /&gt;
| type = Ministry&lt;br /&gt;
| seal = Emblem_of_India.svg&lt;br /&gt;
| seal_width = 70px&lt;br /&gt;
| seal_caption = Emblem of India&lt;br /&gt;
| jurisdiction = [[Government of India]] &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Textile industry in India|Textile industry]], clothing and Handicrafts&lt;br /&gt;
| headquarters = Udyog Bhawan, [[New Delhi]]&lt;br /&gt;
| budget = {{INRConvert|7147.73|c}} &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(2018-19 est.)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.indiabudget.gov.in/ub2018-19/eb/sbe95.pdf |title=Budget data |date=2019 |website=www.indiabudget.gov.in |format=PDF |access-date=15 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304170727/http://www.indiabudget.gov.in/ub2018-19/eb/sbe95.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2018 |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| minister1_name = [[Piyush Goyal]]&lt;br /&gt;
| minister1_pfo = [[Minister of Textiles (India)|Minister of Textiles]]&lt;br /&gt;
| minister2_name = [[Darshana Jardosh]]&lt;br /&gt;
| minister2_pfo = Minister of State&lt;br /&gt;
| website = {{URL|http://ministryoftextiles.gov.in}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Ministry of Textiles&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; 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.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The current [[Minister of Textiles (India)|Minister of Textiles]] is [[Piyush Goyal]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Javdekar-gets-HRD-Irani-shifted-to-Textiles/article14472676.ece|title=Javdekar gets HRD, Irani shifted to Textiles|first=Internet|last=Desk|date=5 July 2016|via=www.thehindu.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Main functions of the Ministry ==&lt;br /&gt;
*Textile Policy &amp;amp; Coordination  &lt;br /&gt;
*Man-made Fibre/ Filament Yarn Industry  &lt;br /&gt;
*Cotton Textile Industry  &lt;br /&gt;
*Jute Industry  &lt;br /&gt;
*Silk and Silk Textile Industry  &lt;br /&gt;
*Wool &amp;amp; Woollen Industry  &lt;br /&gt;
*Decentralised Powerloom Sector  &lt;br /&gt;
*Export Promotion  &lt;br /&gt;
*Planning &amp;amp; Economic Analysis&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Organizations ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Attached Offices ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Office of the Development Commissioner for Hand-looms&lt;br /&gt;
* Office of the [[Development Commissioner (Handicrafts)|Development Commissioner for Handicrafts]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Subordinate Offices ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Office of the Textile Commissioner&lt;br /&gt;
* Office of the Jute Commissioner&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web&lt;br /&gt;
 |title=Public Sector Undertakings &lt;br /&gt;
 |publisher=Ministry of Textiles &lt;br /&gt;
 |url=http://ministryoftextiles.gov.in/aboutus/tex_08.htm &lt;br /&gt;
 |access-date=2013-09-16 &lt;br /&gt;
 |url-status=dead &lt;br /&gt;
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222045128/http://ministryoftextiles.gov.in/aboutus/tex_08.htm &lt;br /&gt;
 |archive-date=22 February 2014 &lt;br /&gt;
}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[National Textile Corporation|National Textile Corporation Ltd.]]. (NTC)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[British India Corporation|British India Corporation Ltd.]] (BIC)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cotton Corporation of India|Cotton Corporation Of India Ltd.]] (CCI)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jute Corporation of India]]  (JCI) &lt;br /&gt;
* [[Birds Jute and Export|Birds Jute Exports Ltd.]] (BJEL)  &lt;br /&gt;
* [[National Jute Manufactures Corporation Limited]] (NJMC) &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation of India|Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation]] (HHEC)&lt;br /&gt;
*Central Cottage Industries Corporation (CCIC)&lt;br /&gt;
*National Handloom Development Corporation Ltd. (NHDC)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Statutory Bodies&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| title = STATUTORY BODIES| publisher = Ministry of Textiles| url = http://ministryoftextiles.gov.in/aboutus/tex_06.htm| access-date = 2013-09-16| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140222045131/http://ministryoftextiles.gov.in/aboutus/tex_06.htm| archive-date = 22 February 2014| url-status = dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;===&lt;br /&gt;
*Jute Manufacturers Development Council&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Central Silk Board]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Textile Committee&lt;br /&gt;
* Commissioner of Payments&lt;br /&gt;
this is most of this&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Export Promotion Councils ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Cotton Textile Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL) &lt;br /&gt;
* The Synthetic and Rayon Textile Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Indian Silk Export Promotion Council (ISEPC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Wool &amp;amp; Woollens Export Promotion Council &lt;br /&gt;
* Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC) &lt;br /&gt;
* Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) &lt;br /&gt;
* Powerloom Development &amp;amp; Export Promotion Council (PDEXCIL)&lt;br /&gt;
* Wool Industry Export Promotion Council&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Advisory Bodies ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Cotton Advisory Board: &lt;br /&gt;
* Jute Advisory Board &lt;br /&gt;
* Development Council for Textile Industry &lt;br /&gt;
* Co-ordination Council for Textile Research Associations &lt;br /&gt;
* All India Handlooms Board &lt;br /&gt;
* All India Handicrafts Board &lt;br /&gt;
* All India Powerlooms Board &lt;br /&gt;
* Co-ordination Committee of Textiles Export Promotion Council&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Autonomous Bodies ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Central Wool Development Board&lt;br /&gt;
*[[National Institute of Fashion Technology]] (NIFT)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles &amp;amp; Management]], [[Coimbatore]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Public Institutes ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Indian Institutes of Handloom Technology]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Textiles Research Associations ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Ahmedabad Textile Industry&amp;#039;s Research Association]] ATIRA&lt;br /&gt;
* Bombay Textile Research Association BTRA https://www.btraindia.com/&lt;br /&gt;
* [[The South India Textile Research Association]] SITRA&lt;br /&gt;
* Northern India Textile Research Association NITRA&lt;br /&gt;
* Man-made Textile Research Association MANTRA&lt;br /&gt;
* Synthetic &amp;amp; Art Silk Mills Research Association SASMIRA&lt;br /&gt;
* Indian Jute Industry&amp;#039;s Research Association IJIRA&lt;br /&gt;
* Wool Research Association WRA&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== List of Ministers of Textiles==&lt;br /&gt;
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! colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Term of office&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Political party&lt;br /&gt;
! Prime Minister&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Chandrashekhar Singh]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(As MoS, Independent Charge)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| 30 March 1985&lt;br /&gt;
| 15 November 1985&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=3|[[Indian National Congress]]&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}&amp;quot; rowspan=3|&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=3|[[Rajiv Gandhi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Khurshid Alam Khan]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(As MoS, Independent Charge)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| 15 November 1985&lt;br /&gt;
| 22 October 1986&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Ram Niwas Mirdha]]&amp;lt;ref name=mosic /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Tenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: MIRDHA, SHRI RAM NIWAS |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/3080.htm |publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi|access-date=May 2, 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(As MoS, Independent Charge &amp;lt;br&amp;gt; till 15 February 1988)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:The Chairman, Sangeet Natak Akademi, Shri Ram Niwas Mirdha addressing the Press in New Delhi on June 09, 2005.jpg|75px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 22 October 1986 &lt;br /&gt;
| December 1989&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Sharad Yadav]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Yadav, Shri Sharad |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=532|publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi|access-date=June 24, 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Sharadyadavjdu.jpg|75px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 6 December 1989&lt;br /&gt;
| 10 November 1990&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Janata Dal]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;([[National Front (India)|National Front]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
| [[V. P. Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Hukmdev Narayan Yadav]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Sixteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Yadav,Shri Hukmdev Narayan&lt;br /&gt;
|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=528 |publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi|access-date=April 30, 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| &lt;br /&gt;
| 21 November 1990&lt;br /&gt;
| 21 June 1991&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)/meta/color}}&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Chandra Shekhar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Ashok Gehlot]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(As MoS, Independent Charge)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Ashok Gehlot 2012.jpg|75px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 21 June 1991&lt;br /&gt;
| 18 January 1993&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=4|[[Indian National Congress]]&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}&amp;quot; rowspan=4|&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=4|[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[G. Venkat Swamy]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Minister of State (Independent Charge) till 10 February 1995&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=gvs&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Fourteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Venkatswamy,Shri G.|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=2006 |publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi|access-date=April 30, 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(As MoS, Independent Charge &amp;lt;br&amp;gt; till 10 February 1995)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| &lt;br /&gt;
| 18 January 1993&lt;br /&gt;
| 15 September 1995&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Kamal Nath]]&amp;lt;ref name=mosic&amp;gt;Minister of State (Independent Charge)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Sixteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Kamal Nath,Shri |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=175 |publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi |access-date=August 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903091049/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=175 |archive-date=3 September 2014 |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(MoS, Independent Charge)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:KamalNath.jpg|75px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 15 September 1995&lt;br /&gt;
| 20 February 1996&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[G. Venkat Swamy]]&amp;lt;ref name=gvs /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| &lt;br /&gt;
| 20 February 1996&lt;br /&gt;
| 16 May 1996&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|  16 May 1996&lt;br /&gt;
|01 June 1996&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=1|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}&amp;quot; rowspan=1|&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=1|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[R. L. Jalappa]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Fourteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Jalappa, Shri R. L.|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=165|publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi|access-date=June 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161004002502/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=165|archive-date=4 October 2016|url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(As MoS, Independent Charge &amp;lt;br&amp;gt; till 6 July 1998)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| &lt;br /&gt;
| 29 June 1996&lt;br /&gt;
| 20 January 1998&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Janata Dal]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;([[United Front (India)|United Front]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
| [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[I. K. Gujral]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Bolla Bulli Ramaiah]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;(As MoS, Independent Charge)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| &lt;br /&gt;
| 20 January 1998&lt;br /&gt;
| 19 March 1998&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Telugu Desam Party]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;([[United Front (India)|United Front]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Telugu Desam Party/meta/color}}&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
| [[I. K. Gujral]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Kashiram Rana]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Fourteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Rana, Shri Kashi Ram |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=357|publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi|access-date=June 24, 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Kashiram_Rana.jpg|75px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 19 March 1998&lt;br /&gt;
| 24 May 2003&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=2|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;([[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}&amp;quot; rowspan=2|&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=2|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Syed Shahnawaz Hussain]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Hussain, Shri Syed Shahnawaz |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=152|publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi|access-date=June 24, 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:The Union Minister for Textiles Shri Syed Shahnawaz Hussain addressing the Press on the forthcoming mega event for showcasing the expertise and capabilities of Indian Fashion Industry, Textiles and Apparel manufacturing.jpg|75px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 24 May 2003&lt;br /&gt;
| 22 May 2004&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Shankersinh Vaghela]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:The Union Minister for Textiles, Shri Shankersinh Vaghela addressing a press conference in connection with the ‘TEX Summit’ in New Delhi on August 30, 2007.jpg|75px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 23 May 2004&lt;br /&gt;
| 22 May 2009&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Indian National Congress]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;([[United Progressive Alliance]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=5|[[Dr. Manmohan Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Dayanidhi Maran]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Maran Thiru Dayanidhi |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=4144|publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi|access-date=June 24, 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Dayanidhi Maran.jpg|75px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 28 May 2009&lt;br /&gt;
| 12 July 2011&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;([[United Progressive Alliance]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color}}&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Anand Sharma]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Anand_Sharma_-_World_Economic_Forum_Annual_Meeting_2012.jpg|75px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 19 July 2011&lt;br /&gt;
| 17 June 2013&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=3|[[Indian National Congress]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;([[United Progressive Alliance]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}&amp;quot; rowspan=3|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Kavuri Samba Siva Rao]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Rao,Dr. Kavuri Samba Siva |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=3139 |publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi|access-date=August 28, 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Dr. Kavuru Sambasiva Rao takes over the charge of Union Minister for Textiles, in New Delhi on June 19, 2013.jpg|75px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 17 June 2013&lt;br /&gt;
| 3 April 2014&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Anand Sharma]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Anand_Sharma_-_World_Economic_Forum_Annual_Meeting_2012.jpg|75px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 3 April 2014&lt;br /&gt;
| 26 May 2014&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Santosh Gangwar]]&amp;lt;ref name=mosic /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(As MoS, Independent Charge)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Santosh Kumar Gangwar oath as Minister.jpg|75px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 26 May 2014&lt;br /&gt;
| 7 July 2016&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=3|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;([[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}&amp;quot; rowspan=3 |&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=3|[[Narendra Modi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Smriti Irani]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title = Portfolios of the Union Council of Ministers| publisher= PM India|url=http://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/news_updates/portfolios-of-the-union-council-of-ministers-2/}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:PM Modi and HRD Minister Smriti Irani at an informal interaction with Awardee Teachers (cropped).jpg|75px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 7 July 2016&lt;br /&gt;
| 7 July 2021&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Piyush Goyal]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:MoR Piyush Goyal.jpg|75px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 7 July 2021&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== List of Ministers of State ==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable mw-collapsible style=&amp;quot; ;&amp;quot;sortable mw-collapsible&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+Ministers of State in the Ministry of Textiles&lt;br /&gt;
! [[Minister of state]]&lt;br /&gt;
! Portrait&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=2| Political party&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; | Term&lt;br /&gt;
! Days&lt;br /&gt;
|-align=center&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ajay Tamta]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:The Minister of State for Textiles, Shri Ajay Tamta addressing at the inauguration of the 60th India International Garment Fair, in New Delhi on January 17, 2018.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;FF9933&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
|5 July 2016&lt;br /&gt;
|30 May 2019&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Age in days|2016|7|5|2019|5|30}} days&lt;br /&gt;
|-align=center&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Darshana Jardosh]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Darshana vikram jardosh.jpg|100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|7 July 2021&lt;br /&gt;
|Incubment&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Age in days|2021|7|07}} days&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== National Handlooms &amp;amp; Handicrafts Museum ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{main|National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://texmin.nic.in/tex_10.htm|title=National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum|access-date=12 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619065723/http://texmin.nic.in/tex_10.htm|archive-date=19 June 2009|url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; was set up at [[Pragati Maidan]], [[New Delhi]] under the administrative control of the Ministry of Textiles.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| title = National Handlooms &amp;amp; Handicrafts Museum (NHHM)| publisher = Ministry of Textiles| url = http://ministryoftextiles.gov.in/aboutus/tex_10.htm| access-date = 2013-09-16}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; 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.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Artisans Community stories in India. |url=https://uthhan.gergstore.com/ArtisanStories.html|publisher=Golden Era Royal Group }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://ministryoftextiles.gov.in Ministry of Textiles - Official website]&lt;br /&gt;
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		<author><name>Ajay Kumar</name></author>
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