Ministry of Textiles

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.

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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

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, Bilaspur
Birds Jute and Exports Limited
Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India Limited
Central Sericultural Germplasm Resources Centre, Hosur
Cotton Corporation of India Limited
Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation Limited
Jute Corporation of India Limited
National Handloom Development Corporation Limited
National Textile Corporation Limited
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 Foundation for Design Innovation, a Section 8 Company under the Companies Act, 2013 set up by National Institute of Fashion Technology

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
Wool and Woollens Export Promotion Council

Autonomous bodies

Central Wool Development Board, Jodhpur
National Institute of Fashion Technology
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles & Management, Coimbatore
Indian Institutes of Handloom Technology
Handloom Export Promotion Council
National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum-Crafts Museum
Central Muga Eri Research and Training Institute, 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
Sericulture Information Linkages and Knowledge System
Technotex 2023

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.