Government Constitutes a Committee for doubling the production and quadrupling the exports of handlooms in a span of 3 years

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The Government of India has constituted a committee on the occasion of National Handloom Day for doubling the production and quadrupling the exports of handlooms in a span of 3 years.

About the Committee for the Handloom Sector:

• Headed by: Sh. Sunil Sethi, Chairman, Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) New Delhi, 

Terms of Reference of the Committee:

1. To suggest the framework for doubling the production of the Handloom Sector.
2. To suggest ways for collaboration of handloom weavers agencies with the designers, organizations and exporters.
3. Further, the committee will suggest measures for quadrupling exports of Handloom products.
4. To suggest ways and means for improving the marketing of handloom products in the domestic market.
5. To suggest measures for improving the input supplies (raw materials, credit, technology up-gradation, skilling, designs).

About National Handloom Day:

1. National handloom day is observed annually on 7th August to honour the handloom weaving community and highlight the importance of India’s handloom industry.
2. Significance: The 7th of August was chosen as the National Handloom Day to commemorate the Swadeshi Movement, which was launched on this day in 1905.
3. The first National handloom day was inaugurated on 7th August 2015.