**Policy Summary: Handloom Sector Promotion in India**
This document summarizes the Indian government's initiatives to promote the handloom sector, as detailed in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3742, scheduled for response on August 12, 2025. The Ministry of Textiles, through the Office of the Development Commissioner for Handlooms, implements schemes such as the National Handloom Development Programme and the Raw Material Supply Scheme. These schemes provide financial assistance to eligible handloom agencies and weavers for various purposes, including: raw materials, upgraded looms and accessories, solar lighting units, workshed construction, skilling, product design development, technical and common infrastructure, domestic and international marketing, concessional loans under the Weavers MUDRA scheme, and social security.
A key component of the government's strategy is providing marketing platforms for handloom agencies and weavers to directly sell their products. This is achieved through organizing expos across the country, participation in crafts melas (including the Dilli Haat program), and the operation of an e-commerce portal, www.indiahandmade.com, dedicated to online marketing of handloom products. The Handloom Export Promotion Council facilitates export promotion through participation in international marketing events, fairs, India International Trade Fair, Buyer Seller Meets, Reverse Buyer Seller Meets, Big Ticket events, and Bharat Tex.
The following table details the number of marketing events/exhibitions organized and the financial assistance provided over the past three years and the current year (as of July 2025):
| Financial Year | No. of Expos/Events (Domestic & International) | Amount Released (INR in Lakhs) |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 230 | 3,202.62 |
| 2023-24 | 174 | 4,229.93 |
| 2024-25 | 184 | 3,571.31 |
| 2025-26 (as of July 2025) | 101 | 1,711.32 |
Key Entities Referenced
SHRI BHOJRAJ NAG: Member of LOK SABHA who raised a question about the handloom sector.
SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: Member of LOK SABHA who raised a question about the handloom sector.
Ministry of Textiles: The government ministry responsible for policies related to the textile industry.
SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA: The Minister of State for Textiles who answered the question in the Lok Sabha.
National Handloom Development Programme: A scheme implemented by the Ministry of Textiles to promote handlooms.
Raw Material Supply Scheme: A scheme implemented by the Ministry of Textiles to provide financial assistance to handloom agencies for raw materials.
Dilli Haat: Crafts melas organized across the country including participation in Dilli Haat programme.
Handloom Export Promotion Council: Organization involved in export promotion of handlooms.
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3742
TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.08.2025
PROMOTE HANDLOOM SECTOR
3742. SHRI BHOJRAJ NAG:
SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:
Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री
be pleased to state :
(a) whether the Government has taken any steps to promote the handloom sector in the country;
(b) if so, such measures have helped in marketing of handloom products in the country; and
(c) the details of marketing events/exhibitions organised during the last three years and the current year
along with the financial assistance provided for such marketing events/exhibitions?
उत्तर
ANSWER
वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री (श्री पबित्र मार्घरे रटा)
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES
(SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA)
(a) & (b): Ministry of Textiles through Office of Development Commissioner for Handlooms
implements following schemes to promote handlooms:
i. National Handloom Development Programme;
ii. Raw Material Supply Scheme;
Under the above schemes, financial assistance is provided to eligible handloom agencies/weavers
for raw materials, procurement of upgraded looms & accessories, solar lighting units, construction of
workshed, skilling, product & design development, technical and common infrastructure, marketing of
handloom products in domestic & international markets, concessional loans under weavers’ MUDRA
scheme and social security etc.
To provide the marketing platforms to the handloom agencies/weavers to sell their products
directly to the customers, expos are organised across the country including participation in various crafts
melas & Dilli Haat programme etc. In addition, an e-commerce portal
(https://www.indiahandmade.com/) has already been launched to support the handloom sector for online
marketing of handloom products.
For export promotion of handlooms, participation of handloom exporters/weavers in various
International marketing events/fairs India International Trade Fair, Buyer Seller Meet, Reverse Buyer
Seller Meet, Big Ticket events, Bharat Tex, are organised through Handloom Export Promotion Council.
(c): The details of marketing events/exhibitions organized during the last three years and the current
year along with the financial assistance are given as under:
No. of expos/events (Domestic & Amount released
Financial Year
International) sanctioned (Rs. In lakh)
2022-23 230 3,202.62
2023-24 174 4,229.93
2024-25 184 3,571.31
2025-26 (as on July 2025) 101 1,711.32
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