Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami extended greetings on the occasion of National Handloom Day on Wednesday and said that the promotion of handloom products has increased under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last ten years.
The 10th National Handloom Day will be celebrated on Wednesday, August 7, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will be the chief guest on the occasion, a press release said.
In a significant step towards creating a trained workforce in the handicrafts and handloom sector and generating employment opportunities, Minister of State for Textiles and External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita on Saturday inaugurated the Bunkar and Karigar Utthan Upskilling Programme FY
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman opted for an off-white handloom saree with a contrasting purple and pink-hued blouse for the presentation of the first Budget of the newly elected NDA government led by PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday.
Lok Samvardhan Parv is celebrating and showcasing over 70 exquisite handicraft and handloom products from various states made by 162 artisans belonging to various minority communities.
The Chhattisgarh government is running a handloom training program for women in the insurgency-hit Dantewada district as part of an effort to economically empower them. The government also plans to procure the clothes produced by the trainees' groups.
Iqbal Hussain, who runs a handloom business in Mallawan Village of Hardoi District, said that this is his ancestral work, which has been going on for the last several years. Through this government scheme, he had taken a loan of Rs 10 lakh and built a factory at home.
Davanagere (Karnataka) [India], April 3: S S Kanchi Silks and Sarees, a leading manufacturer and retailer of handloom sarees, has been recognised for its outstanding contribution to the industry with two prestigious awards. The company, founded in 2016 by Vivek Ramesh Maladkar, received the
With the onset of the summer season and rising temperature, Bhagwan Shri Ramlala, the revered deity in Ayodhya, transitioned to wearing comfortable cotton attire. Today marks the debut of his new attire.
Given the rise in demand for the traditional piece of clothing, artisans and weavers have become occupied with making the handloom Gamosa in Guwahati and other parts of the state.