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'Textiles, handicrafts exports constantly up in last 3 yrs'
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SME Times News Bureau | 29 Nov, 2014
Country's total export of textiles including handicrafts, in value terms, increasing constantly during the last three years, informed Ministry of Textiles Santosh Kumar Gangwar in a written reply in Rajya Sabha Friday.
"The textile exports sector has been able to achieve the targets," he added.
He said that according to DGCI&S and RFD Targets the textiles and handicrafts exports registered growth of 17.11 percent in 2011-12 form its given target of USD 28130 million to USD 32945.16 million. In 2012-13 registered growth of 12.67 percent form its given target of USD 31000 million to USD 34930.05 million.
In 2013-14 total export of textiles including handicrafts have registered a growth of 16.03 percent form its given target of USD 34000 million to USD 39450.63 million, it said.
In an other reply the Ministry of Textiles informed that with a view to improve the working conditions of handloom weavers and for the sustainable development of handloom sector, the Ministry of Textiles, through various schemes and programmes
The government has adopted focused, flexible and holistic approach by facilitating marketing of handloom products, infrastructure development, brand building and empowerment of weavers by organizing them under self help groups, training and skill upgradation, infusion of new and contemporary designs through design intervention as well as product diversification, technology upgradation, easy access to raw material at subsidized prices and easy credit flow at low interest rate etc., besides providing better health care and life insurance under welfare schemes.
For powerloom weavers/workers the Government of India has launched various schemes for improvement in their working condition.
Training and skill development programmes are being organized under Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDS) in various parts of the country by Weavers Service Centre (WSC) and Indian Institute of Handloom Technology (IIHT) to help handloom weavers to produce diversified products with innovative use and improved quality to meet changing market trends and get remunerative prices.
The training and skill development programmes includes training in preparatory process, winding, sizing, graph making, manual designing, CATD designing, printing, dyeing, lattice making and card punching.
For powerloom weavers under Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDS) the training is imparted through 14 powerloom service centres of the Office of the Textile Commissioner.
Under the Scheme, training related to basic weaving, shuttle less weaving, fitter-cum-jober, textile fabric design, fabric productions, high speed sectional warping, sewing machine operator, embroidery machine operator is imparted to improve their techniques, he added.
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