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This article is about the ministry of India. For the Bangladesh ministry, see Ministry of Textiles and Jute. For the Pakistan ministry, see Ministry of Commerce and Textile Industry.

Ministry of Textiles
Branch of Government of India
Ministry of Textiles
Ministry overview
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersUdyog Bhawan, New Delhi
Annual budget₹4,389.34 crore (US$520 million) (2023–24 est.)[1]
Ministers responsible
Websiteministryoftextiles.gov.in

The Ministry of Textiles is an Indian government national agency responsible for the formulation of policy, planning, development, export promotion and regulation of the textile industry in India. This includes all natural, artificial, and cellulosic fibers that go into the making of textiles, clothing and Handicrafts.

Main functions of the ministry

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  • Textile Policy & Coordination
  • Man-made Fibre/ Filament Yarn Industry
  • Cotton Textile Industry
  • Jute Industry
  • Silk and Silk Textile Industry
  • Wool & Woollen Industry
  • Decentralised Powerloom Sector
  • Export Promotion
  • Planning & Economic Analysis

Organizations

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Attached offices

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Subordinate offices

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  • Office of the Textile Commissioner
  • Office of the Jute Commissioner

Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs)

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Source:[2]

Statutory bodies

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Source:[3]

Advisory bodies

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  • Development Council for Textile Industry
  • Co-ordination Council for Textile Research Associations
  • Co-ordination Committee of Textiles Export Promotion Council

Autonomous bodies

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Cabinet ministers

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Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Chandrashekhar Singh
(1927–1986)
MP for Banka
(Minister of State, I/C) 		30 March 1985 25 September 1985 179 days Indian National Congress Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
Khurshed Alam Khan
(1919–2013)
MP for Farrukhabad
(Minister of State, I/C) 		15 November 1985 22 October 1986 341 days
Ram Niwas Mirdha
(1924–2010)
MP for Barmer
(Minister of State, I/C until 15 Feb 1988) 		22 October 1986 2 December 1989 3 years, 41 days
Sharad Yadav
(1947–2023)
MP for Badaun 		6 December 1989 10 November 1990 339 days Janata Dal Vishwanath Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Hukmdev Narayan Yadav
(born 1939)
MP for Sitamarhi 		21 November 1990 21 June 1991 212 days Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar Chandra Shekhar
Ashok Gehlot
(born 1951)
MP for Jodhpur
(Minister of State, I/C) 		21 June 1991 18 January 1993 1 year, 211 days Indian National Congress Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
Gaddam Venkatswamy
(1929–2014)
MP for Peddapalli
(Minister of State, I/C until 10 Feb 1995) 		18 January 1993 15 September 1995 2 years, 240 days
Kamal Nath
(born 1946)
MP for Chhindwara
(Minister of State, I/C) 		15 September 1995 20 February 1996 158 days
Gaddam Venkatswamy
(1929–2014)
MP for Peddapalli 		20 February 1996 16 May 1996 86 days
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(1924–2018)
MP for Lucknow
(Prime Minister) 		16 May 1996 1 June 1996 16 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee I Atal Bihari Vajpayee
H. D. Deve Gowda
(born 1933)
Unelected
(Prime Minister) 		1 June 1996 29 June 1996 28 days Janata Dal Deve Gowda H. D. Deve Gowda
R. L. Jalappa
(1925–2021)
MP for Chikballapur
(Minister of State, I/C until 6 Jul 1996) 		29 June 1996 21 April 1997 1 year, 205 days
21 April 1997 20 January 1998 Gujral I. K. Gujral
Bolla Bulli Ramaiah
(1926–2018)
MP for Eluru
(Minister of State, I/C) 		20 January 1998 19 March 1998 58 days Telugu Desam Party
Kashiram Rana
(1938–2012)
MP for Surat 		19 March 1998 13 October 1999 5 years, 66 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee II Atal Bihari Vajpayee
13 October 1999 24 May 2003 Vajpayee III
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
(born 1968)
MP for Kishanganj 		24 May 2003 22 May 2004 364 days
Shankersinh Vaghela
(born 1940)
MP for Kapadvanj 		23 May 2004 22 May 2009 4 years, 364 days Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
Dayanidhi Maran
(born 1966)
MP for Chennai Central 		28 May 2009 12 July 2011 2 years, 45 days Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Manmohan II
Anand Sharma
(born 1953)
Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan 		12 July 2011 17 June 2013 1 year, 340 days Indian National Congress
Kavuri Samba Siva Rao
(born 1943)
MP for Eluru 		17 June 2013 3 April 2014 290 days
Anand Sharma
(born 1953)
Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan 		3 April 2014 26 May 2014 53 days
Santosh Kumar Gangwar
(born 1948)
MP for Bareilly
(Minister of State, I/C) 		27 May 2014 5 July 2016 2 years, 40 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
Smriti Irani
(born 1976)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat, until 2019
MP for Amethi, from 2019 		5 July 2016 30 May 2019 5 years, 2 days
31 May 2019 7 July 2021 Modi II
Piyush Goyal
(born 1964)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra 		7 July 2021 9 June 2024 2 years, 338 days
Giriraj Singh
(born 1957)
MP for Begusarai 		10 June 2024 Incumbent 1 year, 103 days Modi III

Ministers of state

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Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Rafique Alam
(1929–2011)
Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar 		25 June 1988 4 July 1989 1 year, 9 days Indian National Congress Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
Saroj Khaparde
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra 		4 July 1989 2 December 1989 151 days
Gingee N. Ramachandran
(born 1944)
MP for Tindivanam 		13 October 1999 30 September 2000 353 days Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee
V. Dhananjay Kumar
(1951–2019)
MP for Mangalore 		30 September 2000 1 July 2002 1 year, 274 days Bharatiya Janata Party
Basangouda Patil Yatnal
(born 1963)
MP for Bijapur 		1 July 2002 8 September 2003 1 year, 69 days
Gingee N. Ramachandran
(born 1944)
MP for Tindivanam 		8 September 2003 30 December 2003 113 days Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
E. V. K. S. Elangovan
(born 1948)
MP for Gobichettipalayam 		29 January 2006 22 May 2009 3 years, 113 days Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
Panabaka Lakshmi
(born 1958)
MP for Bapatla 		28 May 2009 31 October 2012 3 years, 156 days Manmohan II
5 March 2013 26 May 2014 1 year, 82 days
Ajay Tamta
(born 1972)
MP for Almora 		5 July 2016 30 May 2019 2 years, 329 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
Darshana Jardosh
(born 1961)
MP for Surat 		7 July 2021 9 June 2024 2 years, 338 days Modi II
Pabitra Margherita
(born 1974)
Rajya Sabha MP for Assam 		10 June 2024 Incumbent 1 year, 103 days Modi III

National Handlooms & Handicrafts Museum

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Main article: National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi

National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi[4] was set up at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi under the administrative control of the Ministry of Textiles.[5] The Museum is a structured village complex consisting of 15 structures representing village dwellings, courtyards and shrines from different states spread over an area of 5 hectares. The museum collection contains about 20,000 most rare and distinctive pieces reflecting the continuing tradition of Indian craftsmen.

References

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  1. ^ "Budget data" (PDF). www.indiabudget.gov.in. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Public Sector Undertakings". Ministry of Textiles. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  3. ^ "STATUTORY BODIES". Ministry of Textiles. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  4. ^ "National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
  5. ^ "National Handlooms & Handicrafts Museum (NHHM)". Ministry of Textiles. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
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