The Ministry of Textiles is an Indian government national agency 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.

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

Organizations

Attached offices

Office of the Development Commissioner for Hand-looms

• Weavers Service Centre, New Delhi

• Office of the Development Commissioner for Handicrafts

Subordinate offices

• Office of the Textile Commissioner

• Office of the Jute Commissioner

Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs)

Source:

• Basic Tasar Silkworm Seed Organisation (BTSSO), Bilaspur

• Birds Jute and Exports Limited

• Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India Limited

• Central Sericultural Germplasm Resources Centre (CSGRC), Hosur

• Cotton Corporation of India Limited (CCI)

• Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation Limited

• Jute Corporation of India Limited (JCI)

• National Handloom Development Corporation Limited (NHDC)

• National Textile Corporation Limited (NTC)

• Silk Mark Organisation of India, Bangalore

Statutory bodies

Source:

• National Jute Board

• Jute Manufacturers Development Council

• Central Silk Board

• Textile Committee

• Commissioner of Payments

National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)

• NIFT Foundation for Design Innovation

Advisory bodies

• Development Council for Textile Industry

• Co-ordination Council for Textile Research Associations

• Co-ordination Committee of Textiles Export Promotion Council

• Carpet Export Promotion Council

• Apparel Export Promotion Council

• Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council

• Synthetic and Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC)

• Wool and Woollens Export Promotion Council (WWEPC)

Autonomous bodies

• Central Wool Development Board, Jodhpur

• National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)

• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles & Management, Coimbatore

• Indian Institutes of Handloom Technology (IIHT)

• Handloom Export Promotion Council

• National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum-Crafts Museum

• Central Muga Eri Research and Training Institute (CMER and TI), Lahdoigarh

Schemes and Programmes

• Bhartiya Vastra evam Shilpa Kosh

• Handloom Development Schemes, Development Commissioner for Handlooms

• IndiaHandmade

• Indian Handicrafts Portal

• Jute Mark India Scheme

• National Technical Textile Mission

• Production Linked Incentive

• Scheme for Capacity Building In Textile Sector (Samarth)

• Sericulture Information Linkages and Knowledge System (SILKS)

• Technotex 2023

Cabinet ministers

Ministers of state

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

External links

• Ministry of Textiles – Official website