What is SAMARTH scheme?

The SAMARTH (Scheme for Capacity Building in Textiles Sector) scheme is a demand-driven and placement-oriented umbrella skilling initiative that aims to provide incentives and create jobs in the organized textile industry and related sectors, covering the entire value chain of ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Textile Advisory Group for Manmade Fibre

The Speaker of the house forms the advisory committees. One such committee was recently formed to look into the issues of the textile sector. The committee also studied the issues faced in the manmade fibres. The Minister of Textiles Shri ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Cotton Council of India

Cotton Council of India has been recently set up by the Union government. Why the council was set up? According to the Union Ministry of Textiles, the objective of the council is to resolve the issues related to cotton & ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

National Conference on PM MITRA Scheme

A National Conference on PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel Park (PM MITRA) Parks Scheme was recently held. Who organized the conference? Ministry of Textiles. What are the highlights of the conference? Officials from 13 State Governments enumerated the ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

First Solar Powered Textile mill in Asia to come up in Parbhani district, Maharashtra

On November 17, 2020, the chairman of Jai Bhawani Women cooperative textile mill announced that the mill will soon operate on solar power. With this, the mill will become the first Solar Power enabled textile mill in Asia. The mill ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020

Ministry of Textiles launches “Local4Diwali” campaign

The Union Ministry of Textiles has launched a campaign for Diwali- “Local4Diwali”.  The campaign has been launched to promote the Indian handicraft which is the cultural heritage of the country and also a source of livelihood for many. As per ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020

Khadi and Village Industry Commission (KVIC) launches a Leather Mission from Sirohi

On the occasion of World Tribal Day (WTD-2019), the Khadi and Village Industry Commission (KVIC) has launched a new programme ‘Leather Mission’ from the tribal-dominated village of Chandala in Sirohi district of Rajasthan. Under this new programme, KVIC will give ..

Garment Exports of India

As per Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCIS) data, the export of garments and clothing apparels has increased by 2% between 2014-15 and 2018-19. In US dollars, the gross value of garment exports is between 16 to 17 ..

Update : Jute Production In India

In a written reply given by the Union Minister of Textiles to the Rajya Sabha, the nation has been apprised of the current status of jute industry in the country. Jute Industry in India The India jute industry is an ..

Ministry of Textile launches a programme for developing knitwear sector under PowerTex India

On Feb 28, Union Minister for Textiles Smriti Zubin Irani launched a comprehensive programme for the development of knitting and knitwear sector in the country under the PowerTex India scheme in New Delhi. The total outlay for the knitwear scheme ..