SME Times News Bureau | 07 Aug, 2019
The
5th National Handloom Day was held today at 16 NIFT Campuses and
Weavers’ Service Centres in different States across the country.
Handloom
Mela and exhibition, workshops, panel discussion were organised and special
stalls were put up for handloom products at Gandhinagar and Kolkata NIFT
campuses.
Events
scheduled in Delhi for the National Handloom Day were cancelled to pay homage
to Ex- Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj on her sad and sudden
demise.
The mainfunction
was organised in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.It was presided over by State Minister of
Industries, Handloom, Handicraft and Textiles, Padmini Diyan. Secretary
Textiles, Ravi Capoor, was the guest of honour.
The function was
attended by Development Commissioner (Handlooms), Sanjay Rastogi, and weavers
from all over the state.
The
following activities were undertaken on the occasion of 5th National
Handloom Day in Bhubaneshwar and all across the country:
On the occasion, the 4th All India Handloom Census
report was released. Certificates to beneficiaries of various schemes were
distributed.
A Workshop through IGNOU/NIOS to impart information about
educational opportunities to weavers and their wards was organised.
Live broadcast of discussion on Twitter from digital studio
of IMG Reliance, involving young designers and prominent personalities from
handloom sector.