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{{Short description|Government of India Ministry}}{{About|the ministry of India|the Bangladesh ministry|Ministry of Textiles and Jute|the Pakistan ministry|Ministry of Commerce and Textile Industry}}
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{{Infobox government agency
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| agency_name     = Ministry of Textiles
| type = Ministry
| type           = Ministry
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| jurisdiction = [[Government of India]] <br>[[Textile industry in India|Textile industry]], clothing and Handicrafts
| jurisdiction   = [[Government of India]]
| headquarters = Udyog Bhawan, [[New Delhi]]
| headquarters   = Udyog Bhawan, [[New Delhi]]
| budget = {{INRConvert|7147.73|c}} <small>(2018-19 est.)<ref>{{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 }}</ref></small>
| budget         = {{INRConvert|10000|c}} <small>(2026–27 est.)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiabudget.gov.in/ub2018-19/eb/sbe95.pdf|title=Budget data|date=2019|website=www.indiabudget.gov.in|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}}</ref></small>
| minister1_name = [[Piyush Goyal]]
| minister1_name = [[Giriraj Singh]]
| minister1_pfo = [[Minister of Textiles (India)|Minister of Textiles]]
| minister1_pfo   = Cabinet Minister
| minister2_name = [[Darshana Jardosh]]
| minister2_name = [[Pabitra Margherita]]
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| minister2_pfo   = Minister of State
| website = {{URL|http://ministryoftextiles.gov.in}}
| website         = {{URL|https://www.texmin.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 '''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 (India)|Minister of Textiles]] is [[Piyush Goyal]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
== Main functions of the ministry ==
 
== Main functions of the Ministry ==
*Textile Policy & Coordination   
*Textile Policy & Coordination   
*Man-made Fibre/ Filament Yarn Industry   
*Man-made Fibre/ Filament Yarn Industry   
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== Organizations ==
== Organizations ==


=== Attached Offices ===
=== Attached offices ===
* Office of the Development Commissioner for Hand-looms
* Office of the Development Commissioner for Hand-looms
* Office of the [[Development Commissioner (Handicrafts)|Development Commissioner for Handicrafts]]
**Weavers Service Centre, New Delhi
* [[Development Commissioner (Handicrafts)|Office of the Development Commissioner for Handicrafts]]


=== Subordinate Offices ===
=== Subordinate offices ===
* Office of the Textile Commissioner
* Office of the Textile Commissioner
* Office of the Jute Commissioner
* Office of the Jute Commissioner


=== Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs)<ref>{{cite web
=== Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs)===
|title=Public Sector Undertakings  
Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=Public Sector Undertakings|publisher=Ministry of Textiles|url=http://ministryoftextiles.gov.in/aboutus/tex_08.htm|access-date=2013-09-16|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222045128/http://ministryoftextiles.gov.in/aboutus/tex_08.htm|archive-date=22 February 2014}}</ref>
|publisher=Ministry of Textiles  
*Basic Tasar Silkworm Seed Organisation (BTSSO), Bilaspur
|url=http://ministryoftextiles.gov.in/aboutus/tex_08.htm  
*Birds Jute and Exports Limited
|access-date=2013-09-16  
*Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India Limited
|url-status=dead  
*Central Sericultural Germplasm Resources Centre (CSGRC), Hosur
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222045128/http://ministryoftextiles.gov.in/aboutus/tex_08.htm  
*Cotton Corporation of India Limited (CCI)
|archive-date=22 February 2014  
*Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation Limited
}}</ref>===
*Jute Corporation of India Limited (JCI)
*[[National Textile Corporation|National Textile Corporation Ltd.]]. (NTC)
*National Handloom Development Corporation Limited (NHDC)
*[[British India Corporation|British India Corporation Ltd.]] (BIC)
*National Textile Corporation Limited (NTC)
*[[Cotton Corporation of India|Cotton Corporation Of India Ltd.]] (CCI)
*Silk Mark Organisation of India, Bangalore
*[[Jute Corporation of India]]  (JCI)  
* [[Birds Jute and Export|Birds Jute Exports Ltd.]] (BJEL) 
* [[National Jute Manufactures Corporation Limited]] (NJMC)
*[[Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation of India|Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation]] (HHEC)
*Central Cottage Industries Corporation (CCIC)
*National Handloom Development Corporation Ltd. (NHDC)


=== Statutory Bodies<ref>{{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}}</ref>===
=== Statutory bodies===
Source:<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*National Jute Board
*Jute Manufacturers Development Council
*Jute Manufacturers Development Council
*[[Central Silk Board]]
*[[Central Silk Board]]
*Textile Committee
*Textile Committee
* Commissioner of Payments
* Commissioner of Payments
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* [[National Institute of Fashion Technology]] (NIFT)
 
* NIFT Foundation for Design Innovation, a Section 8 Company under the Companies Act, 2013 set up by [[National Institute of Fashion Technology]]
=== Export Promotion Councils ===
* 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 ===
=== Advisory bodies ===
* Cotton Advisory Board:
* Jute Advisory Board
* Development Council for Textile Industry  
* Development Council for Textile Industry  
* Co-ordination Council for Textile Research Associations  
* 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
* Co-ordination Committee of Textiles Export Promotion Council
* Carpet Export Promotion Council
* Apparel Export Promotion Council
* Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council
* Synthetic and Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC)
* Wool and Woollens Export Promotion Council (WWEPC)


=== Autonomous Bodies ===
=== Autonomous bodies ===
*Central Wool Development Board
*[[Central Wool Development Board]], [[Jodhpur]]
*[[National Institute of Fashion Technology]] (NIFT)
*[[National Institute of Fashion Technology]] (NIFT)
*[[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles & Management]], [[Coimbatore]]
*[[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles & Management]], [[Coimbatore]]
*[[Indian Institutes of Handloom Technology]] (IIHT)
*[[Handloom Export Promotion Council]]
*National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum-Crafts Museum
*[[Central Muga Eri Research and Training Institute]] (CMER and TI), Lahdoigarh


=== Public Institutes ===
== Schemes and Programmes ==
* [[Indian Institutes of Handloom Technology]]
*Bhartiya Vastra evam Shilpa Kosh
*Handloom Development Schemes, Development Commissioner for Handlooms
*IndiaHandmade
*Indian Handicrafts Portal
*Jute Mark India Scheme
*National Technical Textile Mission
*Production Linked Incentive
*Scheme for Capacity Building In Textile Sector (Samarth)
*Sericulture Information Linkages and Knowledge System (SILKS)
*Technotex 2023


=== Textiles Research Associations ===
==Cabinet ministers==
* [[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==
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:74%;"
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Prime Minister
|-
|-
!No
! style="width:9em"| From
! width="60" |Portrait
! style="width:9em"| To
! Name
! style="width:6em"| Period
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! colspan="2"|Political party
! Prime Minister
|-
|-
|1
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
| [[File:Chandra-Shekhar-Singh.jpg|70px]]
! [[Chandrashekhar Singh]]<br><small>(Independent Charge)</small>
| '''[[Chandrashekhar Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}1986)<br>MP for [[Banka Lok Sabha constituency|Banka]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
| 30 March 1985
| 30 March 1985
| 15 November 1985
| 25 September 1985
|{{Ayd|30 march 1985|15 november 1985}}
| {{ayd|1985|3|30|1985|9|25}}
| rowspan=3|[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=3|
| rowspan="3"| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
| rowspan=3|[[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|  
| rowspan="3" style="width:7em"| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
|-
|2
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
| [[File:Khurshed Alam Khan (cropped).jpg|70px]]
! [[Khurshid Alam Khan]]<br><small>(Independent Charge)</small>
| '''[[Khurshed Alam Khan]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}2013)<br>MP for [[Farrukhabad Lok Sabha constituency|Farrukhabad]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
| 15 November 1985
| 15 November 1985
| 22 October 1986
| 22 October 1986
|{{Ayd|15 november 1985|22 october 1986}}
| {{ayd|1985|11|15|1986|10|22}}
|-
|-
|3
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:Ram Niwas Mirdha (cropped).jpg|100x100px]]
| [[File:Ram Niwas Mirdha (cropped).jpg|70px]]
! [[Ram Niwas Mirdha]]<br><small>(Independent Charge <br> till 15 February 1988)</small>
| '''[[Ram Niwas Mirdha]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}2010)<br>MP for [[Barmer Lok Sabha constituency|Barmer]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C until 15 Feb 1988)
| 22 October 1986  
| 22 October 1986  
| 2 December 1989
| 2 December 1989
|{{Ayd|22 october 1986|2 december 1989}}
| {{ayd|1986|10|22|1989|12|2}}
|-
|-
|4
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| [[File:Sharadyadavjdu.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Sharadyadavjdu.jpg|70px]]
! [[Sharad Yadav]]
| '''[[Sharad Yadav]]'''<br>{{small|(1947{{ndash}}2023)<br>MP for [[Badaun Lok Sabha constituency|Badaun]]}}
| 6 December 1989
| 6 December 1989
| 10 November 1990
| 10 November 1990
|{{Ayd|6 december 1989|10 november 1990}}
| {{ayd|1989|12|6|1990|11|10}}
| [[Janata Dal]]
| [[Janata Dal]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
| [[V. P. Singh ministry|Vishwanath]]
| [[V. P. Singh]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| [[V. P. Singh|Vishwanath Pratap Singh]]
|-
|-
|5
| bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
| [[File:The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for the year 2014 to Shri Hukmdev Narayan Yadav, at a function, at Parliament House, in New Delhi.JPG|75x75px]]
| [[File:The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for the year 2014 to Shri Hukmdev Narayan Yadav, at a function, at Parliament House, in New Delhi (cropped).JPG|70px]]
! [[Hukmdev Narayan Yadav]]
| '''[[Hukmdev Narayan Yadav]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1939)<br>MP for [[Sitamarhi Lok Sabha constituency|Sitamarhi]]}}
| 21 November 1990
| 21 November 1990
| 21 June 1991
| 21 June 1991
|{{Ayd|21 november 1990|21 june 1991}}
| {{ayd|1990|11|21|1991|6|21}}
| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)/meta/color}}" |
| [[Chandra Shekhar ministry|Chandra Shekhar]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
| [[Chandra Shekhar]]
| [[Chandra Shekhar]]
|-
|-
|6
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Ashok Gehlot 2012.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Ashok Gehlot 2012.jpg|70px]]
! [[Ashok Gehlot]]<br><small>(Independent Charge)</small>
| '''[[Ashok Gehlot]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1951)<br>MP for [[Jodhpur Lok Sabha constituency|Jodhpur]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
| 21 June 1991
| 21 June 1991
| 18 January 1993
| 18 January 1993
|{{Ayd|21 june 1991|18 january 1993}}
| {{ayd|1991|6|21|1993|1|18}}
| rowspan=4|[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="4"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=4|
| rowspan="4"| [[Rao ministry|Rao]]
| rowspan=4|[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|  
| rowspan="4"| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
|-
|-
|7
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|  
| [[File:Gaddam_Venkatswamy.jpg|70px]]
! [[G. Venkat Swamy]]<br><small>(Independent Charge <br> till 10 February 1995)</small>
| '''[[Gaddam Venkatswamy]]'''<br>{{small|(1929{{ndash}}2014)<br>MP for [[Peddapalli Lok Sabha constituency|Peddapalli]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C until 10 Feb 1995)
| 18 January 1993
| 18 January 1993
| 15 September 1995
| 15 September 1995
|{{Ayd|18 january 1993|15 september 1995}}
| {{ayd|1993|1|18|1995|9|15}}
|-
|-
|8
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:KamalNath.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:KamalNath.jpg|70px]]
! [[Kamal Nath]]<br><small>(Independent Charge)</small>
| '''[[Kamal Nath]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1946)<br>MP for [[Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency|Chhindwara]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
| 15 September 1995
| 15 September 1995
| 20 February 1996
| 20 February 1996
|{{Ayd|15 september 1995|20 february 1996}}
| {{ayd|1995|9|15|1996|2|20}}
|-
|-
|(7)
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|  
| [[File:Gaddam_Venkatswamy.jpg|70px]]
! [[G. Venkat Swamy]]<br>
| '''[[Gaddam Venkatswamy]]'''<br>{{small|(1929{{ndash}}2014)<br>MP for [[Peddapalli Lok Sabha constituency|Peddapalli]]}}
| 20 February 1996
| 20 February 1996
| 16 May 1996
| 16 May 1996
|{{Ayd|20 february 1996|16 may 1996}}
| {{ayd|1996|2|20|1996|5|16}}
|-
|-
|9
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee (cropped).jpg|109x109px]]
| [[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee (crop 2).jpg|70px]]
! [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| '''[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}2018)<br>MP for [[Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency|Lucknow]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 16 May 1996
| 16 May 1996
|01 June 1996
| 1 June 1996
|{{Ayd|16 may 1996|1 june 1996}}
| {{ayd|1996|5|16|1996|6|1}}
| rowspan=1|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| [[First Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee I]]
| rowspan=1|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
|-
|10
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|[[File:Deve Gowda BNC.jpg|113x113px]]
| [[File:H. D. Deve Gowda.jpg|70px]]
![[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
| '''[[H. D. Deve Gowda]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1933)<br>''Unelected''}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|01 June 1996
| 1 June 1996
|29 June 1996
| 29 June 1996
|{{Ayd|1 june 1996|29 june 1996}}
| {{ayd|1996|6|1|1996|6|29}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Janata Dal]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Janata Dal]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="2"| [[Deve Gowda ministry|Deve Gowda]]
| rowspan="2" |[[H. D. Deve Gowda]]<br>[[I. K. Gujral]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
|-
|-
|11
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| [[File:Jalappa.jpg|94x94px]]
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Jalappa.jpg|70px]]
! [[R. L. Jalappa]]<br><small>(Independent Charge <br> till 6 July 1996)</small>
| rowspan="2"| '''[[R. L. Jalappa]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}2021)<br>MP for [[Chikballapur Lok Sabha constituency|Chikballapur]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C until 6 Jul 1996)
| 29 June 1996
| 29 June 1996
| 21 April 1997
| rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1996|6|29|1998|1|20}}
|-
| 21 April 1997
| 20 January 1998
| 20 January 1998
|{{Ayd|29 june 1996|20 january 1998}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Gujral ministry|Gujral]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[I. K. Gujral]]
|-
|-
|12
| bgcolor="{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
|
| [[File:Bolla Bulli Ramaiah.jpg|70px]]
! [[Bolla Bulli Ramaiah]]<br> <small>(Independent Charge)</small>
| '''[[Bolla Bulli Ramaiah]]'''<br>{{small|(1926{{ndash}}2018)<br>MP for [[Eluru Lok Sabha constituency|Eluru]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
| 20 January 1998
| 20 January 1998
| 19 March 1998
| 19 March 1998
|{{Ayd|20 january 1998|19 march 1998}}
| {{ayd|1998|1|20|1998|3|19}}
| [[Telugu Desam Party]]
| [[Telugu Desam Party]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Telugu Desam Party/meta/color}}" |
| [[I. K. Gujral]]
|-
|-
|13
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|  
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Kashiram_Rana.jpg|70px]]
! [[Kashiram Rana]]
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Kashiram Rana]]'''<br>{{small|(1938{{ndash}}2012)<br>MP for [[Surat Lok Sabha constituency|Surat]]}}
| 19 March 1998
| 19 March 1998
| 13 October 1999
| rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1998|3|19|2003|5|24}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[Second Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee II]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="3"| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
| 13 October 1999
| 24 May 2003
| 24 May 2003
|{{Ayd|19 march 1998|24 may 2003}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="2" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
|-
|14
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[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]]
| [[File:Syed Shahnawaz Hussain (cropped).jpg|70px]]
! [[Syed Shahnawaz Hussain]]
| '''[[Syed Shahnawaz Hussain]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1968)<br>MP for [[Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency|Kishanganj]]}}
| 24 May 2003
| 24 May 2003
| 22 May 2004
| 22 May 2004
|{{Ayd|24 may 2003|22 may 2004}}
| {{ayd|2003|5|24|2004|5|22}}
|-
|-
|15
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Shankersinh vaghela profile.jpg|87x87px]]
| [[File:Shankersinh Vaghela profile (cropped).jpg|70px]]
! [[Shankersinh Vaghela]]
| '''[[Shankersinh Vaghela]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1940)<br>MP for [[Kapadvanj Lok Sabha constituency|Kapadvanj]]}}
| 23 May 2004
| 23 May 2004
| 22 May 2009
| 22 May 2009
|{{Ayd|23 may 2004|22 may 2009}}
| {{ayd|2004|5|23|2009|5|22}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan I]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Dr. Manmohan Singh]]
| rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="5"| [[Manmohan Singh]]
|-
|-
|16
| bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
| [[File:Dayanidhi Maran.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Dayanidhi Maran.jpg|70px]]
! [[Dayanidhi Maran]]
| '''[[Dayanidhi Maran]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1966)<br>MP for [[Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency|Chennai Central]]}}
| 28 May 2009
| 28 May 2009
| 12 July 2011
| 12 July 2011
|{{Ayd|28 may 2009|12 july 2011}}
| {{ayd|2009|5|28|2011|7|12}}
| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="4"| [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan II]]
|-
|-
|17
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Anand_Sharma_-_World_Economic_Forum_Annual_Meeting_2012.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Anand_Sharma_-_World_Economic_Forum_Annual_Meeting_2012.jpg|70px]]
! [[Anand Sharma]]
| '''[[Anand Sharma]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1953)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Rajasthan]]}}
| 19 July 2011
| 12 July 2011
| 17 June 2013
| 17 June 2013
|{{Ayd|19 july 2011|17 june 2013}}
| {{ayd|2011|7|12|2013|6|17}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="3" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|-
|-
|18
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:The Union Minister for Textiles, Dr. Kavuru Sambasiva Rao addressing at the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) Annual Award Function, in Gurgaon, Haryana on December 10, 2013.jpg|86x86px]]
| [[File:Kavuru Sambasiva Rao distributed improved tool kits of art metalware, woodware to handicrafts artisanscraft persons, at a function, in New Delhi. The Secretary, Ministry of Textile, Smt. Zohra Chatterji is also seen (cropped).jpg|70px]]
! [[Kavuri Samba Siva Rao]]
| '''[[Kavuri Samba Siva Rao]]'''<br>{{small|(1943{{ndash}}2026)<br>MP for [[Eluru Lok Sabha constituency|Eluru]]}}
| 17 June 2013
| 17 June 2013
| 3 April 2014
| 3 April 2014
|{{Ayd|17 june 2013|3 april 2014}}
| {{ayd|2013|6|17|2014|4|3}}
|-
|-
|(17)
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Anand_Sharma_-_World_Economic_Forum_Annual_Meeting_2012.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Anand_Sharma_-_World_Economic_Forum_Annual_Meeting_2012.jpg|70px]]
! [[Anand Sharma]]
| '''[[Anand Sharma]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1953)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Rajasthan]]}}
| 3 April 2014
| 3 April 2014
| 26 May 2014
| 26 May 2014
|{{Ayd|3 april 2014|26 may 2014}}
| {{ayd|2014|4|3|2014|5|26}}
|-
|-
|19
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Santosh Kumar Gangwar oath as Minister.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Santosh Kumar Gangwar (cropped).jpg|70px]]
! [[Santosh Gangwar]]<br><small>(Independent Charge)</small>
| '''[[Santosh Kumar Gangwar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1948)<br>MP for [[Bareilly Lok Sabha constituency|Bareilly]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
| 26 May 2014
| 27 May 2014
| 5 July 2016
| 5 July 2016
|{{Ayd|26 may 2014|5 july 2016}}
| {{ayd|2014|5|26|2016|7|5}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="5"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="3" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="2"| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Narendra Modi]]
| rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="5"| [[Narendra Modi]]
|-
|-
|20
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Smriti Z Irani.jpg|103x103px]]
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Smt. Smriti Irani in April 2023.jpg|70px]]
! [[Smriti Irani]]
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Smriti Irani]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1976)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Gujarat]], until 2019<br>MP for [[Amethi Lok Sabha constituency|Amethi]], from 2019}}
| 5 July 2016
| 5 July 2016
| 30 May 2019
| rowspan="2"| {{ayd|2016|7|5|2021|7|7}}
|-
| 31 May 2019
| 7 July 2021
| 7 July 2021
|{{Ayd|5 july 2016|7 july 2021}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]
|-
|-
|21
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Piyush Goyal.jpg|100x100px]]
| [[File:Piyush Goyal crop.jpg|70px]]
! [[Piyush Goyal]]
| '''[[Piyush Goyal]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1964)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Maharashtra]]}}
| 7 July 2021
| 7 July 2021
|''Incumbent''
| 9 June 2024
|{{Ayd|7 july 2021|}}
| {{ayd|2021|7|7|2024|6|9}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Giriraj Singh addressing a press conference on the achievements of the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, during the last four years, in New Delhi (cropped).JPG|70px]]
| '''[[Giriraj Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1957)<br>MP for [[Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency|Begusarai]]}}
| 10 June 2024
| Incumbent
| {{ayd|2024|6|10}}
| [[Third Modi ministry|Modi III]]
|-
|}
|}


== List of Ministers of State ==
==Ministers of state==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible style=" ;"sortable mw-collapsible"
 
|+Ministers of State in the Ministry of Textiles
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! [[Minister of state]]
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan=2| Political party
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! colspan="2" | Term
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! Days
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
|-align=center
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Prime Minister
|[[Ajay Tamta]]
|-
|[[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]]
! style="width:9em"| From
| rowspan="2"|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
! style="width:9em"| To
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="FF9933" |
! style="width:6em"| Period
|5 July 2016
|-
|30 May 2019
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|{{Age in days|2016|7|5|2019|5|30}} days
| [[File:Rafique Alam.jpg|70px]]
|-align=center
| '''[[Rafique Alam]]'''<br>{{small|(1929{{ndash}}2011)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Bihar]]}}
|[[Darshana Jardosh]]
| 25 June 1988
|
| 4 July 1989
|7 July 2021
| {{ayd|1988|6|25|1989|7|4}}
|Incubment
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|{{Age in days|2021|7|07}} days
| rowspan="2"| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2" style="width:7em"| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Saroj Khaparde Rajya Sabha portrait.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Saroj Khaparde]]'''<br>{{small|Rajya Sabha MP for [[Maharashtra]]}}
| 4 July 1989
| 2 December 1989
| {{ayd|1989|7|4|1989|12|2}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|
| '''[[Gingee N. Ramachandran]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1944)<br>MP for [[Tindivanam Lok Sabha constituency|Tindivanam]]}}
| 13 October 1999
| 30 September 2000
| {{ayd|1999|10|13|2000|9|30}}
| [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| rowspan="4"| [[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="4"| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Danajaya kumar001.png|70px]]
| '''[[V. Dhananjay Kumar]]'''<br>{{small|(1951{{ndash}}2019)<br>MP for [[Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency|Mangalore]]}}
| 30 September 2000
| 1 July 2002
| {{ayd|2000|9|30|2002|7|1}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|
| '''[[Basangouda Patil Yatnal]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1963)<br>MP for [[Bijapur Lok Sabha constituency|Bijapur]]}}
| 1 July 2002
| 8 September 2003
| {{ayd|2002|7|1|2003|9|8}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|
| '''[[Gingee N. Ramachandran]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1944)<br>MP for [[Tindivanam Lok Sabha constituency|Tindivanam]]}}
| 8 September 2003
| 30 December 2003
| {{ayd|2003|9|8|2003|12|30}}
| [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:E. V. K. S. Elangovan at Marriage Function 12.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[E. V. K. S. Elangovan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1948)<br>MP for [[Gobichettipalayam Lok Sabha constituency|Gobichettipalayam]]}}
| 29 January 2006
| 22 May 2009
| {{ayd|2006|1|29|2009|5|22}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan I]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="3"| [[Manmohan Singh]]
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Panabaka Lakshmi taking office in 2012 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Panabaka Lakshmi]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1958)<br>MP for [[Bapatla Lok Sabha constituency|Bapatla]]}}
| 28 May 2009
| 31 October 2012
| {{ayd|2009|5|28|2012|10|31}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan II]]
|-
| 5 March 2013
| 26 May 2014
| {{ayd|5 Mar 2013|26 May 2014}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[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|70px]]
| '''[[Ajay Tamta]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1972)<br>MP for [[Almora Lok Sabha constituency|Almora]]}}
| 5 July 2016
| 30 May 2019
| {{ayd|2016|7|5|2019|5|30}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="3"| [[Narendra Modi]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Darshana Jardosh with PM Modi (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Darshana Jardosh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1961)<br>MP for [[Surat Lok Sabha constituency|Surat]]}}
| 7 July 2021
| 9 June 2024
| {{ayd|2021|7|7|2024|06|09}}
| [[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Pabitra Margherita in 2024 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Pabitra Margherita]]'''<br/>{{small|(born 1974)<br/>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Assam]]}}
| 10 June 2024
| Incumbent
| {{ayd|10 Jun 2024}}
| [[Third Modi ministry|Modi III]]
|-
|}
|}


== National Handlooms & Handicrafts Museum ==
== National Handlooms & Handicrafts Museum ==
{{main|National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi}}
{{main|National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi}}
[[National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> was set up at [[Pragati Maidan]], [[New Delhi]] under the administrative control of the Ministry of Textiles.<ref>{{cite web| title = National Handlooms & 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 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Artisans Community stories in India. |url=https://uthhan.gergstore.com/ArtisanStories.html|publisher=Golden Era Royal Group }}</ref>
[[National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> was set up at [[Pragati Maidan]], [[New Delhi]] under the administrative control of the Ministry of Textiles.<ref>{{cite web|title=National Handlooms & Handicrafts Museum (NHHM)|publisher=Ministry of Textiles|url=http://ministryoftextiles.gov.in/aboutus/tex_10.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130916123954/http://ministryoftextiles.gov.in/aboutus/tex_10.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 September 2013|access-date=2013-09-16}}</ref> 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.


== References ==
== References ==
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{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://ministryoftextiles.gov.in Ministry of Textiles - Official website]
* [http://ministryoftextiles.gov.in Ministry of Textiles – Official website]


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Latest revision as of 09:19, 12 March 2026


This article is about the ministry of India. For the Bangladesh ministry, see Ministry of Textiles and Jute. For the Pakistan ministry, see Ministry of Commerce and Textile Industry.

Ministry of Textiles
Branch of Government of India
Ministry of Textiles
Ministry overview
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersUdyog Bhawan, New Delhi
Annual budget₹10,000 crore (US$1.4 billion) (2026–27 est.)[1]
Ministers responsible
Websitewww.texmin.gov.in

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.

Main functions of the ministry[edit | edit source]

  • 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 | edit source]

Attached offices[edit | edit source]

Subordinate offices[edit | edit source]

  • Office of the Textile Commissioner
  • Office of the Jute Commissioner

Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs)[edit | edit source]

Source:[2]

  • Basic Tasar Silkworm Seed Organisation (BTSSO), Bilaspur
  • Birds Jute and Exports Limited
  • Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India Limited
  • Central Sericultural Germplasm Resources Centre (CSGRC), Hosur
  • Cotton Corporation of India Limited (CCI)
  • Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation Limited
  • Jute Corporation of India Limited (JCI)
  • National Handloom Development Corporation Limited (NHDC)
  • National Textile Corporation Limited (NTC)
  • Silk Mark Organisation of India, Bangalore

Statutory bodies[edit | edit source]

Source:[3]

Advisory bodies[edit | edit source]

  • Development Council for Textile Industry
  • Co-ordination Council for Textile Research Associations
  • Co-ordination Committee of Textiles Export Promotion Council
  • Carpet Export Promotion Council
  • Apparel Export Promotion Council
  • Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council
  • Synthetic and Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC)
  • Wool and Woollens Export Promotion Council (WWEPC)

Autonomous bodies[edit | edit source]

Schemes and Programmes[edit | edit source]

  • Bhartiya Vastra evam Shilpa Kosh
  • Handloom Development Schemes, Development Commissioner for Handlooms
  • IndiaHandmade
  • Indian Handicrafts Portal
  • Jute Mark India Scheme
  • National Technical Textile Mission
  • Production Linked Incentive
  • Scheme for Capacity Building In Textile Sector (Samarth)
  • Sericulture Information Linkages and Knowledge System (SILKS)
  • Technotex 2023

Cabinet ministers[edit | edit source]

Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Chandrashekhar Singh
(1927–1986)
MP for Banka
(Minister of State, I/C) 		30 March 1985 25 September 1985 179 days Indian National Congress Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
Khurshed Alam Khan
(1919–2013)
MP for Farrukhabad
(Minister of State, I/C) 		15 November 1985 22 October 1986 341 days
Ram Niwas Mirdha
(1924–2010)
MP for Barmer
(Minister of State, I/C until 15 Feb 1988) 		22 October 1986 2 December 1989 3 years, 41 days
Sharad Yadav
(1947–2023)
MP for Badaun 		6 December 1989 10 November 1990 339 days Janata Dal Vishwanath Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Hukmdev Narayan Yadav
(born 1939)
MP for Sitamarhi 		21 November 1990 21 June 1991 212 days Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar Chandra Shekhar
Ashok Gehlot
(born 1951)
MP for Jodhpur
(Minister of State, I/C) 		21 June 1991 18 January 1993 1 year, 211 days Indian National Congress Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
Gaddam Venkatswamy
(1929–2014)
MP for Peddapalli
(Minister of State, I/C until 10 Feb 1995) 		18 January 1993 15 September 1995 2 years, 240 days
Kamal Nath
(born 1946)
MP for Chhindwara
(Minister of State, I/C) 		15 September 1995 20 February 1996 158 days
Gaddam Venkatswamy
(1929–2014)
MP for Peddapalli 		20 February 1996 16 May 1996 86 days
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(1924–2018)
MP for Lucknow
(Prime Minister) 		16 May 1996 1 June 1996 16 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee I Atal Bihari Vajpayee
H. D. Deve Gowda
(born 1933)
Unelected
(Prime Minister) 		1 June 1996 29 June 1996 28 days Janata Dal Deve Gowda H. D. Deve Gowda
R. L. Jalappa
(1925–2021)
MP for Chikballapur
(Minister of State, I/C until 6 Jul 1996) 		29 June 1996 21 April 1997 1 year, 205 days
21 April 1997 20 January 1998 Gujral I. K. Gujral
Bolla Bulli Ramaiah
(1926–2018)
MP for Eluru
(Minister of State, I/C) 		20 January 1998 19 March 1998 58 days Telugu Desam Party
File:Kashiram Rana.jpg Kashiram Rana
(1938–2012)
MP for Surat 		19 March 1998 13 October 1999 5 years, 66 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee II Atal Bihari Vajpayee
13 October 1999 24 May 2003 Vajpayee III
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
(born 1968)
MP for Kishanganj 		24 May 2003 22 May 2004 364 days
Shankersinh Vaghela
(born 1940)
MP for Kapadvanj 		23 May 2004 22 May 2009 4 years, 364 days Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
Dayanidhi Maran
(born 1966)
MP for Chennai Central 		28 May 2009 12 July 2011 2 years, 45 days Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Manmohan II
Anand Sharma
(born 1953)
Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan 		12 July 2011 17 June 2013 1 year, 340 days Indian National Congress
Kavuri Samba Siva Rao
(1943–2026)
MP for Eluru 		17 June 2013 3 April 2014 290 days
Anand Sharma
(born 1953)
Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan 		3 April 2014 26 May 2014 53 days
Santosh Kumar Gangwar
(born 1948)
MP for Bareilly
(Minister of State, I/C) 		27 May 2014 5 July 2016 2 years, 40 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
Smriti Irani
(born 1976)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat, until 2019
MP for Amethi, from 2019 		5 July 2016 30 May 2019 5 years, 2 days
31 May 2019 7 July 2021 Modi II
Piyush Goyal
(born 1964)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra 		7 July 2021 9 June 2024 2 years, 338 days
Giriraj Singh
(born 1957)
MP for Begusarai 		10 June 2024 Incumbent 2 years, 53 days Modi III

Ministers of state[edit | edit source]

Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Rafique Alam
(1929–2011)
Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar 		25 June 1988 4 July 1989 1 year, 9 days Indian National Congress Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
Saroj Khaparde
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra 		4 July 1989 2 December 1989 151 days
Gingee N. Ramachandran
(born 1944)
MP for Tindivanam 		13 October 1999 30 September 2000 353 days Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee
V. Dhananjay Kumar
(1951–2019)
MP for Mangalore 		30 September 2000 1 July 2002 1 year, 274 days Bharatiya Janata Party
Basangouda Patil Yatnal
(born 1963)
MP for Bijapur 		1 July 2002 8 September 2003 1 year, 69 days
Gingee N. Ramachandran
(born 1944)
MP for Tindivanam 		8 September 2003 30 December 2003 113 days Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
E. V. K. S. Elangovan
(born 1948)
MP for Gobichettipalayam 		29 January 2006 22 May 2009 3 years, 113 days Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
Panabaka Lakshmi
(born 1958)
MP for Bapatla 		28 May 2009 31 October 2012 3 years, 156 days Manmohan II
5 March 2013 26 May 2014 1 year, 82 days
Ajay Tamta
(born 1972)
MP for Almora 		5 July 2016 30 May 2019 2 years, 329 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
Darshana Jardosh
(born 1961)
MP for Surat 		7 July 2021 9 June 2024 2 years, 338 days Modi II
Pabitra Margherita
(born 1974)
Rajya Sabha MP for Assam 		10 June 2024 Incumbent 2 years, 53 days Modi III

National Handlooms & Handicrafts Museum[edit | edit source]

Main article: National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi

National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi[4] was set up at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi under the administrative control of the Ministry of Textiles.[5] 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.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Budget data" (PDF). www.indiabudget.gov.in. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Public Sector Undertakings". Ministry of Textiles. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "STATUTORY BODIES". Ministry of Textiles. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
  5. ↑ "National Handlooms & Handicrafts Museum (NHHM)". Ministry of Textiles. Retrieved 16 September 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

External links[edit | edit source]

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