23 November 2021, Mumbai:
Piyush Goyal, the Union Minister of Textiles, has announced the establishment of a mammoth handloom cluster in Saikohm Mirabai Chanu's home hamlet in Manipur's Imphal East district.
The Union Minister, who was in Imphal for a two-day visit, also announced the establishment of a handloom and handicraft village in Moirang in Bishnupur district, were the INA flew the tricolor flag for the first time on Indian soil.
It would, among other things, pay proper honor to the liberation warriors, notably the INA soldiers, he stated. At the City Convention Centre in Imphal, the Minister launched a Thematic Exhibition of Crafts organized jointly by the Manipur Government's Development Commissioner (Handicraft) and the Union Ministry of Textiles.
The Minister stated that his Ministry has decided to establish a mega handloom cluster in Nongpok Kakching, the hometown of Olympic silver medalist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, as a tribute to her contribution to the nation as well as Manipur's contribution to the country's handloom and handicraft productions.
The mega cluster is being built at a cost of Rs 30 crore by the Ministry of Textile as part of the National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP). Manipur's textile products, according to the Minister, are well-known not only in the country but also throughout the world.
"With this in mind, his Ministry has been working hard to grow the industry so that it can help India become a powerhouse," he added.
During his visit, the Minister also convened a Textiles Consultative Committee in Imphal. The committee examined effective strategies to boost the domestic textiles sector by giving strong support to stakeholders in order to make India the centre of textile, with the growth of the silk industry on the agenda. UP Singh, the Secretary of the Ministry of Transport, joined him on this trip.
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