Government supports women handloom workers with health cards, equipment, and subsidies for eco-friendly bags, emphasizing ...

The shutdown has brought sari production in the district to a standstill. Union leaders accused both officials and political leaders of ignoring repeated pleas for a wage revision.

State Handloom Expo will run from 25 February to 10 March 2025. A large number of weavers from Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh will ...

(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Centre has released over Rs 364 crore during the current financial year (FY25) for schemes to benefit handloom workers in the country, the Parliament ...

Vijayawada:The Andhra Pradesh cabinet at its meeting on Monday approved several proposals and initiatives, including a provision of free electricity for handloom workers (up to 200 units ...

Neelam Shami Rao, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, has assured the Weavers' Service Association of full government support ...

Kendrapada: A total of 36,806 weavers and 14,970 artisans from the state have benefited from various central handloom and ...

Textiles Secretary Neelam Shami Rao met with the Weavers' Service Association in Bengaluru to discuss issues and assure ...

A sixth-grade social science textbook that I read described India as a piece of fabric, with countless threads coloured in a myriad of majestic shades, woven together. This metaphor holds ...