New Delhi: Nearly two thousand new products have been registered under the ‘India Handloom’ brand since its inception in 2015 to promote exports of indigenous textiles, the Ministry of Textiles said on Tuesday.
The government recorded 1,998 new registrations in 184 product categories under the brand name “India Handloom” in August 2015, according to a press release.
The registration of new products under an indigenous brand is part of the government’s efforts to promote exports, the press release said. The plan drawn up by the government for the textile sector involves boosting the textile industry by reducing production costs, providing credit and providing social benefits to workers in the sector, the press release said.
Financial aid
As part of this scheme, the government’s National Handloom Development Programme has provided financial assistance to eligible handloom workers or organizations for improved looms and accessories, solar lighting units, workshop construction, product and design development, technical and common infrastructure, and marketing of handloom products in India and globally, the press release said.
At the same time, the ministry has provided a soft credit scheme – MUDRA Loans – to handloom organisations or workers, for loans over a period of three years. The textile ministry has also provided subsidised raw material to the producers, the press release said. “Under the Raw Material Supply Scheme, the ministry provides transport subsidy, for transportation of yarn up to the beneficiary’s doorstep, and 15% subsidy on the price of cotton yarn, domestic silk, woollen and linen yarn and blended yarn of natural fibres,” the press release said.
The government has also provided social benefits such as health and life insurance as well as scholarships for higher education for handloom workers. In addition, the government has positioned itself as a key buyer of handlooms by incorporating producers into e-marketplaces “to enable them to sell their products directly to various government departments and organizations,” according to the press release.
The government also directed its offices to procure one-fifth of all textile purchases from local handloom groups, cooperative societies or self-help groups. States and Union Territories were asked to direct their state handloom corporations/cooperatives/agencies to purchase the finished stock available from handloom weavers, the press release said.
Fall in exports
The government’s announcement of new indigenous handloom products to promote exports came against a backdrop of falling textile exports. India’s textile exports fell marginally between FY23 and FY24, by USD 34.4 billion (approx. ₹2.8 trillion), according to the government’s Niryat portal for trade data. In FY25, India has exported textiles worth over $8 billion till June 2024, the portal showed.
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