National Handloom Day 2020

National Handloom Day is celebrated every year to honor the handloom weavers and to create an awareness about the importance of the handloom industry in socio development of the nation. On the occasion of the 6thNational Handloom Day on 07th August 2020, Ministry of Textiles is organizing a function through Virtual Platform to avoid public gathering considering Covid-19 pandemic.

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Key-Points

Handloom sector is a symbol of the country’s glorious cultural heritage and an important source of livelihood in the country.

The sector is key to women empowerment as over 70% of handloom weavers and allied workers are women.

In addition, during the function, handloom clusters across India, NIFT campuses, all the 28 Weaver Service Centres (WSCs), National Handloom Development Corporation (NHDC), Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC), along with Craft Handloom village at Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), Textiles Committee at Mumbai, and Virtual Fairbeing organized by HEPC at Chennai will be connected online.

Also, functions befitting the occasion will be organized in all the subordinate offices of Development Commissioner of Handlooms viz. WSCs and NHDC as also in various campuses of National Institutes of Fashion Technology (NIFT).

The first National Handloom Day was held on 7th August 2015 by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in Chennai. On this day, the handloom weaving community is honoured and the contribution of this sector in the socio-economic development of this country is highlighted.

The resolve to protect our handloom heritage and to empower the handloom weavers and workers with greater opportunities is reaffirmed.

The Government endeavours to ensure sustainable development of the handloom sector thereby empowering our handloom weavers and workers financially and instilling pride in their exquisite craftsmanship.