Government's big focus on textile sector growth

摘要

Over Rs. 6,500 crores has been spent by the Ministry of Textiles on various schemes for promotion and development of the textile sector. Approximately five lakh additional jobs have been created in the sector in the past two years. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, the Textiles Minister, Mr. Santosh Kumar Gangwar, observed: "It is important that handloom weavers get due respect as well as compensation for their work. Our aim is to increase the earnings of handloom weavers to Rs. 500 per day. A range of initiatives have been taken, keeping this goal in mind.