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Ministry of Textiles 
Summary
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.
 Branch of Government of India | |
 Ministry of Textiles | |
| Ministry overview | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Government of India |
| Headquarters | Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi |
| Annual budget | ₹4,389.34 crore (US$550 million) (2023-24 est.)[1] |
| Ministers responsible |
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| Website | ministryoftextiles |
The current Minister of Textiles is Piyush Goyal.[2]
Main functions of the Ministry edit
- 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 edit
Attached Offices edit
- Office of the Development Commissioner for Hand-looms
- Office of the Development Commissioner for Handicrafts
Subordinate Offices edit
- Office of the Textile Commissioner
- Office of the Jute Commissioner
Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs)[3] edit
- National Textile Corporation Ltd. (NTC)
- British India Corporation Ltd. (BIC)
- Cotton Corporation Of India Ltd. (CCI)
- Jute Corporation of India (JCI)
- National Jute Manufactures Corporation Limited (NJMC)
- Central Cottage Industries Corporation (CCIC)
- National Handloom Development Corporation Ltd. (NHDC)
Statutory Bodies[4] edit
- Jute Manufacturers Development Council
- Central Silk Board
- Textile Committee
- Commissioner of Payments
- National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)
Advisory Bodies edit
- Development Council for Textile Industry
- Co-ordination Council for Textile Research Associations
- Co-ordination Committee of Textiles Export Promotion Council
Autonomous Bodies edit
- Central Wool Development Board
- National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles & Management, Coimbatore
- Indian Institutes of Handloom Technology
Cabinet Ministers edit
- Note: MoS, I/C – Minister of State (Independent Charge)
| No. | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | |||||||
| Minister of Supply and Textiles | |||||||||
| 1 | Chandrashekhar Singh (1927–1986) MP for Banka (MoS, I/C) |
30 March 1985 |
25 September 1985 |
179 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi | ||
| Minister of Textiles | |||||||||
| 2 | Khurshed Alam Khan (1919–2013) MP for Farrukhabad (MoS, I/C) |
15 November 1985 |
22 October 1986 |
341 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi | ||
| 3 | 
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Ram Niwas Mirdha (1924–2010) MP for Barmer (MoS, I/C until 15 February 1988) |
22 October 1986 |
2 December 1989 |
3 years, 41 days | ||||
| 4 | 
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Sharad Yadav (1947–2023) MP for Badaun |
6 December 1989 |
10 November 1990 |
339 days | Janata Dal | V. P. Singh | V. P. Singh | |
| 5 | 
|
Hukmdev Narayan Yadav (born 1939) MP for Sitamarhi |
21 November 1990 |
21 June 1991 |
212 days | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar | Chandra Shekhar | |
| 6 | 
|
Ashok Gehlot (born 1951) MP for Jodhpur (MoS, I/C) |
21 June 1991 |
18 January 1993 |
1 year, 211 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao | |
| 7 | Gaddam Venkatswamy (1929–2014) MP for Peddapalli (MoS, I/C until 10 February 1995) |
18 January 1993 |
15 September 1995 |
2 years, 240 days | |||||
| 8 | 
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Kamal Nath (born 1946) MP for Chhindwara (MoS, I/C) |
15 September 1995 |
20 February 1996 |
158 days | ||||
| 9 | Gaddam Venkatswamy (1929–2014) MP for Peddapalli |
20 February 1996 |
16 May 1996 |
86 days | |||||
| – | 
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow (Prime Minister) |
16 May 1996 |
1 June 1996 |
16 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee I | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |
| – | 
|
H. D. Deve Gowda (born 1933) Unelected (Prime Minister) |
1 June 1996 |
29 June 1996 |
28 days | Janata Dal | Deve Gowda | H. D. Deve Gowda | |
| 10 | 
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R. L. Jalappa (1925–2021) MP for Chikballapur (MoS, I/C until 6 July 1996) |
29 June 1996 |
21 April 1997 |
1 year, 205 days | ||||
| 21 April 1997 |
20 January 1998 |
Gujral | I. K. Gujral | ||||||
| 11 | Bolla Bulli Ramaiah (1926–2018) MP for Eluru (MoS, I/C) |
20 January 1998 |
19 March 1998 |
58 days | Telugu Desam Party | ||||
| 12 | 
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Kashiram Rana (1938–2012) MP for Surat |
19 March 1998 |
13 October 1999 |
5 years, 66 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |
| 13 October 1999 |
24 May 2003 |
Vajpayee III | |||||||
| 13 | 
|
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain (born 1968) MP for Kishanganj |
24 May 2003 |
22 May 2004 |
364 days | ||||
| 14 | 
|
Shankersinh Vaghela (born 1940) MP for Kapadvanj |
23 May 2004 |
22 May 2009 |
4 years, 364 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh | |
| 15 | 
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Dayanidhi Maran (born 1966) MP for Chennai Central |
28 May 2009 |
12 July 2011 |
2 years, 45 days | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Manmohan II | ||
| 16 | 
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Anand Sharma (born 1953) Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan |
12 July 2011 |
17 June 2013 |
1 year, 340 days | Indian National Congress | |||
| 17 | 
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Kavuri Samba Siva Rao (born 1943) MP for Eluru |
17 June 2013 |
3 April 2014 |
290 days | ||||
| (16) |
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Anand Sharma (born 1953) Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan |
3 April 2014 |
26 May 2014 |
53 days | ||||
| 18 | 
|
Santosh Kumar Gangwar (born 1948) MP for Bareilly (MoS, I/C) |
26 May 2014 |
5 July 2016 |
2 years, 40 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi | |
| 19 | 
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Smriti Irani (born 1976) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat, until 2019 MP for Amethi, from 2019 |
5 July 2016 |
30 May 2019 |
5 years, 2 days | ||||
| 31 May 2019 |
7 July 2021 |
Modi II | |||||||
| 20 | 
|
Piyush Goyal (born 1964) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra |
7 July 2021 |
Incumbent | 2 years, 286 days | ||||
Ministers of State edit
| No. | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | |||||||
| 1 | Rafique Alam (1929–2011) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar |
25 June 1988 |
4 July 1989 |
1 year, 9 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi | ||
| 2 | 
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Saroj Khaparde Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra |
4 July 1989 |
2 December 1989 |
151 days | ||||
| 3 | Gingee N. Ramachandran (born 1944) MP for Tindivanam |
13 October 1999 |
30 September 2000 |
353 days | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | ||
| 4 | 
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V. Dhananjay Kumar (1951–2019) MP for Mangalore |
30 September 2000 |
1 July 2002 |
1 year, 274 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 5 | 
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Basangouda Patil Yatnal (born 1963) MP for Bijapur |
1 July 2002 |
8 September 2003 |
1 year, 69 days | ||||
| (3) | Gingee N. Ramachandran (born 1944) MP for Tindivanam |
8 September 2003 |
30 December 2003 |
113 days | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||||
| 6 | 
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E. V. K. S. Elangovan (born 1948) MP for Gobichettipalayam |
29 January 2006 |
22 May 2009 |
3 years, 113 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh | |
| 7 | 
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Panabaka Lakshmi (born 1958) MP for Bapatla |
28 May 2009 |
31 October 2012 |
3 years, 156 days | Manmohan II | |||
| 8 | 
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Ajay Tamta (born 1972) MP for Almora |
5 July 2016 |
30 May 2019 |
2 years, 329 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi | |
| 9 | 
|
Darshana Jardosh (born 1961) MP for Surat |
7 July 2021 |
Incumbent | 2 years, 286 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | Narendra Modi | |
National Handlooms & Handicrafts Museum edit
National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi[5] was set up at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi under the administrative control of the Ministry of Textiles.[6] 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 edit
- ^ "Budget data" (PDF). www.indiabudget.gov.in. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ Desk, Internet (5 July 2016). "Javdekar gets HRD, Irani shifted to Textiles". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Public Sector Undertakings". Ministry of Textiles. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "STATUTORY BODIES". Ministry of Textiles. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
- ^ "National Handlooms & Handicrafts Museum (NHHM)". Ministry of Textiles. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
External links edit
- Ministry of Textiles - Official website