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Using khadi products can stimulate the sector: PM Modi

In a bid to rejuvenate the handloom sector and boost jobs related to the trade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took time to urge Indians to use more khadi products, saying that this can stimulate the sector. ‘On National Handloom Day, let us affirm that we will give an impetus to the handloom sector and use more handloom products in our daily lives. Our handloom sector is diverse, eco-friendly and is a source of employment for countless weavers, who will be very encouraged by our support,’ the Prime Minister said in a series of tweets on the occasion of Handloom Day.

Irani had said that the Textile Policy was poised to give a big impetus to the handloom sector including ways of bolstering e-commerce of the desi yet fashionable fabrics. Irani claimed that the new Textiles Policy would encompass all verticals of handloom. She added that the policy would address handlooms, jute, cotton and other makes of handloom. To keep pace with time, Irani said that an announcement on engaging e-commerce to boost marketing of handloom products will also be made in the Textile Policy.

Noting that the textile sector was one of the major drivers of economy in rural areas, the Prime Minister had urged 125 crore Indians to use khadi and handloom for 5 per cent of their clothing needs.

The government had notified August 7 as National Handloom Day with the objective of generating awareness about the importance of the handloom industry and its contribution to the socio-economic development of the country in general and to promote handlooms, increase income of weavers and enhance their pride in particular. The date was chosen due to its special significance in India's freedom struggle. It was on this very day in 1905 that the Swadeshi Movement was formally launched at a massive meeting in the Calcutta Town hall. The movement involved revival of domestic products and production processes.

India has 2.38 million looms engaging 4.33 million people of which 77 per cent are women. In FY15, India produced 7203 million square metres of handloom of which close to a third were exported.

 
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