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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$820 million) (2018-19 est.)[1] |
| Ministers responsible |
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| Website | ministryoftextiles |
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
- 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
Attached Offices
- Office of the Development Commissioner for Hand-looms
- Office of the Development Commissioner for Handicrafts
Subordinate Offices
- Office of the Textile Commissioner
- Office of the Jute Commissioner
Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs)[3]
- 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]
- Jute Manufacturers Development Council
- Central Silk Board
- Textile Committee
- Commissioner of Payments
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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
- 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
- Central Wool Development Board
- National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles & Management, Coimbatore
Public Institutes
Textiles Research Associations
- 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
| Name | Portrait | Term of office | Political party | Prime Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandrashekhar Singh (As MoS, Independent Charge) |
30 March 1985 | 15 November 1985 | Indian National Congress | Rajiv Gandhi | ||
| Khurshid Alam Khan (As MoS, Independent Charge) |
15 November 1985 | 22 October 1986 | ||||
| Ram Niwas Mirdha[5][6] (As MoS, Independent Charge till 15 February 1988) |
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22 October 1986 | December 1989 | |||
| Sharad Yadav[7] | 
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6 December 1989 | 10 November 1990 | Janata Dal (National Front) |
V. P. Singh | |
| Hukmdev Narayan Yadav[8] | 21 November 1990 | 21 June 1991 | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar | ||
| Ashok Gehlot (As MoS, Independent Charge) |
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21 June 1991 | 18 January 1993 | Indian National Congress | P. V. Narasimha Rao | |
| G. Venkat Swamy[9][10] (As MoS, Independent Charge till 10 February 1995) |
18 January 1993 | 15 September 1995 | ||||
| Kamal Nath[5][11] (MoS, Independent Charge) |
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15 September 1995 | 20 February 1996 | |||
| G. Venkat Swamy[10] |
20 February 1996 | 16 May 1996 | ||||
| Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 16 May 1996 | 01 June 1996 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | ||
| R. L. Jalappa[12] (As MoS, Independent Charge till 6 July 1998) |
29 June 1996 | 20 January 1998 | Janata Dal (United Front) |
H. D. Deve Gowda I. K. Gujral | ||
| Bolla Bulli Ramaiah (As MoS, Independent Charge) |
20 January 1998 | 19 March 1998 | Telugu Desam Party (United Front) |
I. K. Gujral | ||
| Kashiram Rana[13] | File:Kashiram Rana.jpg | 19 March 1998 | 24 May 2003 | Bharatiya Janata Party (National Democratic Alliance) |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |
| Syed Shahnawaz Hussain[14] | 
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24 May 2003 | 22 May 2004 | |||
| Shankersinh Vaghela | 
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23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | Indian National Congress (United Progressive Alliance) |
Dr. Manmohan Singh | |
| Dayanidhi Maran[15] | 
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28 May 2009 | 12 July 2011 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (United Progressive Alliance) |
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| Anand Sharma | 
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19 July 2011 | 17 June 2013 | Indian National Congress (United Progressive Alliance) |
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| Kavuri Samba Siva Rao[16] | 
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17 June 2013 | 3 April 2014 | |||
| Anand Sharma |
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3 April 2014 | 26 May 2014 | |||
| Santosh Gangwar[5] (As MoS, Independent Charge) |
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26 May 2014 | 7 July 2016 | Bharatiya Janata Party (National Democratic Alliance) |
Narendra Modi | |
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7 July 2016 | 7 July 2021 | |||
| Piyush Goyal | 
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7 July 2021 | ||||
List of Ministers of State
| Minister of state | Portrait | Political party | Term | Days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajay Tamta | 
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Bharatiya Janata Party | 5 July 2016 | 30 May 2019 | 1059 days | |
| Darshana Jardosh | File:Darshana vikram jardosh.jpg | 7 July 2021 | Incubment | 1424 days | ||
National Handlooms & Handicrafts Museum
National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi[18] was set up at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi under the administrative control of the Ministry of Textiles.[19] 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.[20]
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Minister of State (Independent Charge)
- ↑ "Tenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: MIRDHA, SHRI RAM NIWAS". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ↑ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Yadav, Shri Sharad". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ↑ "Sixteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Yadav,Shri Hukmdev Narayan". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ↑ Minister of State (Independent Charge) till 10 February 1995
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Fourteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Venkatswamy,Shri G." Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ↑ "Sixteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Kamal Nath,Shri". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ↑ "Fourteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Jalappa, Shri R. L." Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Archived from the original on 4 October 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ↑ "Fourteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Rana, Shri Kashi Ram". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ↑ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Hussain, Shri Syed Shahnawaz". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ↑ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Maran Thiru Dayanidhi". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ↑ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Rao,Dr. Kavuri Samba Siva". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Portfolios of the Union Council of Ministers". PM India.
- ↑ "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.
