Ministry of Textiles

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Ministry of Textiles
Minister of Textiles
  • Darshana Jardosh, Minister of State
    • 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.

    The current

    Minister of Textiles is Piyush Goyal.[2]

    Main functions of the Ministry

    • 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

    Attached Offices

    • Office of the Development Commissioner for Hand-looms
    • Office of the
      Development Commissioner for Handicrafts

    Subordinate Offices

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

    Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs)[3]

    Statutory Bodies[4]

    • Jute Manufacturers Development Council
    • Central Silk Board
    • Textile Committee
    • Commissioner of Payments
    • National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)

    Advisory Bodies

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

    Autonomous Bodies

    Cabinet Ministers

    • Note: MoS, I/C – Minister of State (Independent Charge)
    No. Portrait Minister
    (Birth-Death)     		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
    From To Period
    Minister of Supply and Textiles
    1 Chandrashekhar Singh
    (1927–1986)
    MP for Banka
    (MoS, I/C)     		30 March
    1985     		25 September
    1985     		179 days
    Indian National Congress (I)
    		 Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
    Minister of Textiles
    2 Khurshed Alam Khan
    (1919–2013)
    MP for Farrukhabad
    (MoS, I/C)     		15 November
    1985     		22 October
    1986     		341 days
    Indian National Congress (I)
    		 Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
    3 Ram Niwas Mirdha
    (1924–2010)
    MP for Barmer
    (MoS, I/C until 15 February 1988)     		22 October
    1986     		2 December
    1989     		3 years, 41 days
    4 Sharad Yadav
    (1947–2023)
    MP for Badaun         		6 December
    1989     		10 November
    1990     		339 days Janata Dal V. P. Singh V. P. Singh
    5 Hukmdev Narayan Yadav
    (born 1939)
    MP for Sitamarhi         		21 November
    1990     		21 June
    1991     		212 days Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar Chandra Shekhar
    6 Ashok Gehlot
    (born 1951)
    MP for Jodhpur
    (MoS, I/C)     		21 June
    1991     		18 January
    1993     		1 year, 211 days
    Indian National Congress (I)
    		 Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
    7 Gaddam Venkatswamy
    (1929–2014)
    MP for Peddapalli
    (MoS, I/C until 10 February 1995)     		18 January
    1993     		15 September
    1995     		2 years, 240 days
    8 Kamal Nath
    (born 1946)
    MP for Chhindwara
    (MoS, I/C)     		15 September
    1995     		20 February
    1996     		158 days
    9 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
    10 R. L. Jalappa
    (1925–2021)
    MP for Chikballapur
    (MoS, I/C until 6 July 1996)     		29 June
    1996     		21 April
    1997     		1 year, 205 days
    21 April
    1997     		20 January
    1998     		Gujral
    I. K. Gujral
    11 Bolla Bulli Ramaiah
    (1926–2018)
    MP for Eluru
    (MoS, I/C)     		20 January
    1998     		19 March
    1998     		58 days Telugu Desam Party
    12 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
    13 Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
    (born 1968)
    MP for Kishanganj         		24 May
    2003     		22 May
    2004     		364 days
    14 Shankersinh Vaghela
    (born 1940)
    MP for Kapadvanj         		23 May
    2004     		22 May
    2009     		4 years, 364 days Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
    15 Dayanidhi Maran
    (born 1966)
    MP for Chennai Central         		28 May
    2009     		12 July
    2011     		2 years, 45 days Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Manmohan II
    16 Anand Sharma
    (born 1953)
    Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan         		12 July
    2011     		17 June
    2013     		1 year, 340 days Indian National Congress
    17 Kavuri Samba Siva Rao
    (born 1943)
    MP for Eluru         		17 June
    2013     		3 April
    2014     		290 days
    (16) Anand Sharma
    (born 1953)
    Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan         		3 April
    2014     		26 May
    2014     		53 days
    18
    Santosh Kumar Gangwar
    (born 1948)
    MP for Bareilly

    (MoS, I/C)     		26 May
    2014     		5 July
    2016     		2 years, 40 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
    19 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
    20 Piyush Goyal
    (born 1964)
    Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra         		7 July
    2021     		Incumbent 2 years, 293 days

    Ministers of State

    No. Portrait Minister
    (Birth-Death)     		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
    From To Period
    1 Rafique Alam
    (1929–2011)
    Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar         		25 June
    1988     		4 July
    1989     		1 year, 9 days
    Indian National Congress (I)
    		 Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
    2 Saroj Khaparde
    Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra     		4 July
    1989     		2 December
    1989     		151 days
    3 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
    4 V. Dhananjay Kumar
    (1951–2019)
    MP for Mangalore         		30 September
    2000     		1 July
    2002     		1 year, 274 days Bharatiya Janata Party
    5 Basangouda Patil Yatnal
    (born 1963)
    MP for Bijapur         		1 July
    2002     		8 September
    2003     		1 year, 69 days
    (3) Gingee N. Ramachandran
    (born 1944)
    MP for Tindivanam         		8 September
    2003     		30 December
    2003     		113 days Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    6 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
    7 Panabaka Lakshmi
    (born 1958)
    MP for Bapatla         		28 May
    2009     		31 October
    2012     		3 years, 156 days Manmohan II
    8 Ajay Tamta
    (born 1972)
    MP for Almora         		5 July
    2016     		30 May
    2019     		2 years, 329 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
    9 Darshana Jardosh
    (born 1961)
    MP for Surat         		7 July
    2021     		Incumbent 2 years, 293 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi II Narendra Modi

    National Handlooms & Handicrafts Museum

    Main article:
    National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi

    Pragati Maidan, New Delhi under the administrative control of the Ministry of Textiles.[6]
    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

    1. ^ "Budget data" (PDF). www.indiabudget.gov.in. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
    2. ^ Desk, Internet (5 July 2016). "Javdekar gets HRD, Irani shifted to Textiles". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
    3. ^ "Public Sector Undertakings". Ministry of Textiles. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
    4. ^ "STATUTORY BODIES". Ministry of Textiles. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
    5. ^ "National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
    6. ^ "National Handlooms & Handicrafts Museum (NHHM)". Ministry of Textiles. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.

    External links

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