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Ministry of Textiles

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Website
  
ministryoftextiles.gov.in

Headquarters
  
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi

Minister of state
  
Ajay Tamta

Jurisdiction
  
Textile industry in India

Cabinet minister
  
Smriti Irani

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Minister responsible
  
Smriti Irani, Minister of Textiles

Deputy Minister responsible
  
Ajay Tamta, Minister of State for Textiles

Annual budget
  
62.26 billion INR (US$930 million, 2017-18 est.)

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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.

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The current Minister of Textiles is Smriti Zubin Irani.

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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
  • 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)

  • 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

  • Jute Manufacturers Development Council
  • Central Silk Board
  • Textile Committee
  • Commissioner of Payments
  • 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
  • Textiles Research Associations

  • 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
  • National Handlooms & Handicrafts Museum

    National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi was set up at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi under the administrative control of the Ministry of Textiles. 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

    Ministry of Textiles Wikipedia