India’s handloom and handicraft sector is facing falling production, weak incomes and slowing growth despite employing ...

Handloom sector employs nearly double the 64.66 lakh cited in Economic Survey 2025-26, according to survey by Institute for ...

EAC-PM chairman S Mahendra Dev said better coordination across ministries and wider awareness of government schemes are key ...

Mospi Secretary Saurabh Garg said the ministry is open to refining ASUSE to generate more granular and actionable data for ...

Hyderabad: GoCoop Livelihoods Foundation in association with Access Development Services, hosted ‘Weaving the Future - A Colloquium on the Handloom Sector, at Taj Deccan, Banjara Hills, on 11th March ...

There is an apparent need for generating awareness and integration of various schemes in the handloom and handicraft (HH) sector, initiated by different ministries such as MSME, textiles, and culture, ...

Despite employing one in every four workers in manufacturing, the handicrafts and handloom (HH) sector is marred by low ...

The handloom sector, with its rich legacy and deep socio-economic significance, remains one of India’s largest cottage industries. According to the Fourth Handloom Census (2019-20)1, there are over 31 ...

The textiles sector is the largest employment provider in our country after agriculture. The textiles sector provides employment to more than 45 million people. The handloom sector in particular ...

Minister for Handlooms and Textiles S. Savitha on Sunday (March 22, 2026) said that development and welfare of handloom artisans in the State was a priority for the TDP-led coalition government. The ...

AI Quick Read New Delhi: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on Monday pushed back enforcement of its newly-amended standards for handloom cotton muslin and handloom cotton mix sarees to May 2026, ...

The Andhra Pradesh State Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society (APCO) has 1,282 cooperative societies, including 896 cotton, 325 silk, 61 wool, 166 tailoring, and 193 power-loom societies. VIJAYAWADA: ...