Committee for Doubling Production and Quadrupling Exports of Handlooms

• 21 Aug 2021

On 19^th August 2021, the Government has constituted a Committee headed by Sh. Sunil Sethi, Chairman, Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) New Delhi in pursuance of the announcement made on the occasion of National Handloom Day on 7th August 2021 for doubling the production and quadrupling the exports of handlooms in a span of 3 years.

The Terms of Reference of the Committee are as follows:

• To suggest the strategy and policy framework for doubling the production and for improving the quality of handloom products with the aim of enhancing income of the weavers.
• To suggest ways for partnering and collaboration of handloom weavers agencies with the designers, buying houses and institutions, organizations and exporters.
• To suggest measures for quadrupling exports of Handloom products.
• To suggest the ways and means for improving the marketing of handloom products in domestic market.
• To suggest the measure for improving the input supplies (raw materials, credit, technology upgradation, skilling, designs etc.

The Committee will submit its preliminary recommendations within 30 days and final report within 45 days from the day of constitution the Committee.