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Ministry of Textiles
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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
Textile industry, clothing and Handicrafts
Headquarters
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi
Annual budget
₹7,147.73 crore (US$1.1 billion) (2018-19 est.)[1]
Minister responsible
Smriti Irani, Minister of Textiles
Deputy Minister responsible
Ajay Tamta, Minister of State for Textiles
Website
ministryoftextiles.gov.in
The Ministry of Textiles is 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 Zubin Irani.[2]
Contents
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1 Main functions of the Ministry
2 Organisations
2.1 Attached Offices
2.2 Subordinate Offices
2.3 Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs)[3]
2.4 Statutory Bodies[4]
2.5 Export Promotion Councils
2.6 Advisory Bodies
2.7 Autonomous Bodies
2.8 Textiles Research Associations
3 List of Ministers of Textiles
4 National Handlooms & Handicrafts Museum
5 References
6 External links
Main functions of the Ministry[edit]
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
Organisations[edit]
Attached Offices[edit]
Office of the Development Commissioner for Hand-looms
Office of the Development Commissioner for Handicrafts
Subordinate Offices[edit]
Office of the Textile Commissioner
Office of the Jute Commissioner
Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs)[3][edit]
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][edit]
Jute Manufacturers Development Council
Central Silk Board
Textile Committee
Commissioner of Payments
Export Promotion Councils[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Central Wool Development Board
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles & Management, Coimbatore
Textiles Research Associations[edit]
Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association ATIRA
Bombay Textile Research Association BTRA
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[edit]
Name
Portrait
Term of office
Political party
Prime Minister
Ram Niwas Mirdha[5][6] 1987 December 1989 Indian National Congress Rajiv Gandhi
Sharad Yadav[7] 1989 1990 Janata Dal V. P. Singh
Hukmdev Narayan Yadav[8] 1990 1991 Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar
G. Venkat Swamy[9][10] 18 January 1993 15 September 1995 Indian National Congress P. V. Narasimha Rao
Kamal Nath[5][11] 1995 1996
G. Venkat Swamy[10] 20 February 1996 16 May 1996
R. L. Jalappa[12] 1996 1998 Janata Dal H. D. Deve Gowda
I. K. Gujral
Kashiram Rana[13] 13 October 1999 23 May 2003 Bharatiya Janata Party Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain[14] 24 May 2003 2004
Shankersinh Vaghela 23 May 2004 22 May 2009 Indian National Congress
(United Progressive Alliance) Dr. Manmohan Singh
Dayanidhi Maran[15] 31 May 2009 19 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 26 May 2014
Santosh Gangwar[5] 26 May 2014 7 July 2016 Bharatiya Janata Party
(National Democratic Alliance) Narendra Modi
Smriti Irani[17] 7 July 2016
National Handlooms & Handicrafts Museum[edit]
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.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ http://www.indiabudget.gov.in/ub2018-19/eb/sbe94.pdf
Jump up ^ Cabinet reshuffle on 05 July 2016
Jump up ^ "Public Sector Undertakings". Ministry of Textiles. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
Jump up ^ "STATUTORY BODIES". Ministry of Textiles. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
^ Jump up to: a b c Minister of State (Independent Charge)
Jump up ^ "Tenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: MIRDHA, SHRI RAM NIWAS". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Yadav, Shri Sharad". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Sixteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Yadav,Shri Hukmdev Narayan". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
Jump up ^ Minister of State (Independent Charge) till 10 February 1995
^ Jump up to: a b "Fourteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Venkatswamy,Shri G". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Sixteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Kamal Nath,Shri". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Fourteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Jalappa, Shri R. L." Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Fourteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Rana, Shri Kashi Ram". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Hussain, Shri Syed Shahnawaz". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Maran Thiru Dayanidhi". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Rao,Dr. Kavuri Samba Siva". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
Jump up ^ Template:Title = Portfolios of the Union Council of Ministers
Jump up ^ National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum
Jump up ^ "National Handlooms & Handicrafts Museum (NHHM)". Ministry of Textiles. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
External links[edit]
Ministry of Textiles, Official Website
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