Ministry of Textiles

Cabinet position in India

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.

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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$1.0 billion) (2018-19 est.)[1]
Minister responsible	Smriti Zubin Irani, Minister of Textiles
Website	ministryoftextiles.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.

The current Minister of Textiles is Smriti Irani.^[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

• Indian Institutes of Handloom Technology

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)		22 October 1986	December 1989
Sharad Yadav[7]		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)		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)		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]		19 March 1998	24 May 2003	Bharatiya Janata Party (National Democratic Alliance)		Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain[14]		24 May 2003	22 May 2004
Shankersinh Vaghela		23 May 2004	22 May 2009	Indian National Congress (United Progressive Alliance)		Dr. Manmohan Singh
Dayanidhi Maran[15]		28 May 2009	12 July 2011	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (United Progressive Alliance)
Anand Sharma		19 July 2011	17 June 2013	Indian National Congress (United Progressive Alliance)
Kavuri Samba Siva Rao[16]		17 June 2013	3 April 2014
Anand Sharma		3 April 2014	26 May 2014
Santosh Gangwar[5] (As MoS, Independent Charge)		26 May 2014	7 July 2016	Bharatiya Janata Party (National Democratic Alliance)		Narendra Modi
Smriti Irani[17]		7 July 2016	Incumbent

National Handlooms & Handicrafts Museum

Main article: National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi

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

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5. Minister of State (Independent Charge)
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9. Minister of State (Independent Charge) till 10 February 1995
10. "Fourteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Venkatswamy,Shri G." Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
11. "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.
12. "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.
13. "Fourteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Rana, Shri Kashi Ram". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
14. "Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Hussain, Shri Syed Shahnawaz". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
15. "Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Maran Thiru Dayanidhi". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
16. "Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Rao,Dr. Kavuri Samba Siva". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
17. "Portfolios of the Union Council of Ministers". PM India.
18. "National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
19. "National Handlooms & Handicrafts Museum (NHHM)". Ministry of Textiles. Retrieved 16 September 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}
20. "Artisans Community stories in India". Golden Era Royal Group.

External links

• Ministry of Textiles - Official website