Ministry of Textiles

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Ministry of Textiles
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Branch of Government of India
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Ministry of Textiles
Ministry overview
Jurisdiction Government of India
HeadquartersUdyog Bhawan, New Delhi
Annual budget4,389.34 crore (US$520 million) (2023–24 est.) [1]
Ministers responsible
Website ministryoftextiles.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.

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Main functions of the ministry

Organizations

Attached offices

Subordinate offices

Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs)

Source: [2]

Statutory bodies

Source: [3]

Advisory bodies

Autonomous bodies

Cabinet ministers

PortraitMinister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency
Term of officePolitical partyMinistryPrime Minister
FromToPeriod
Chandra-Shekhar-Singh.jpg Chandrashekhar Singh
(1927–1986)
MP for Banka

(Minister of State, I/C)
30 March 198525 September 1985179 days Indian National Congress Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
Khurshed Alam Khan (cropped).jpg Khurshed Alam Khan
(1919–2013)
MP for Farrukhabad

(Minister of State, I/C)
15 November 198522 October 1986341 days
Ram Niwas Mirdha (cropped).jpg Ram Niwas Mirdha
(1924–2010)
MP for Barmer

(Minister of State, I/C until 15 Feb 1988)
22 October 19862 December 19893 years, 41 days
Sharadyadavjdu.jpg Sharad Yadav
(1947–2023)
MP for Badaun
6 December 198910 November 1990339 days Janata Dal Vishwanath Vishwanath Pratap Singh
The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for the year 2014 to Shri Hukmdev Narayan Yadav, at a function, at Parliament House, in New Delhi (cropped).JPG Hukmdev Narayan Yadav
(born 1939)
MP for Sitamarhi
21 November 199021 June 1991212 days Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar Chandra Shekhar
Ashok Gehlot 2012.jpg Ashok Gehlot
(born 1951)
MP for Jodhpur

(Minister of State, I/C)
21 June 199118 January 19931 year, 211 days Indian National Congress Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
Gaddam Venkatswamy.jpg Gaddam Venkatswamy
(1929–2014)
MP for Peddapalli

(Minister of State, I/C until 10 Feb 1995)
18 January 199315 September 19952 years, 240 days
KamalNath.jpg Kamal Nath
(born 1946)
MP for Chhindwara

(Minister of State, I/C)
15 September 199520 February 1996158 days
Gaddam Venkatswamy.jpg Gaddam Venkatswamy
(1929–2014)
MP for Peddapalli
20 February 199616 May 199686 days
Atal Bihari Vajpayee tribute image (cropped).jpg Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(1924–2018)
MP for Lucknow

(Prime Minister)
16 May 19961 June 199616 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee I Atal Bihari Vajpayee
H. D. Deve Gowda BNC.jpg H. D. Deve Gowda
(born 1933)
Unelected

(Prime Minister)
1 June 199629 June 199628 days Janata Dal Deve Gowda H. D. Deve Gowda
Jalappa.jpg R. L. Jalappa
(1925–2021)
MP for Chikballapur

(Minister of State, I/C until 6 Jul 1996)
29 June 199621 April 19971 year, 205 days
21 April 199720 January 1998 Gujral I. K. Gujral
Bolla Bulli Ramaiah.jpg Bolla Bulli Ramaiah
(1926–2018)
MP for Eluru

(Minister of State, I/C)
20 January 199819 March 199858 days Telugu Desam Party
Kashiram Rana.jpg Kashiram Rana
(1938–2012)
MP for Surat
19 March 199813 October 19995 years, 66 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee II Atal Bihari Vajpayee
13 October 199924 May 2003 Vajpayee III
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain (cropped).jpg Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
(born 1968)
MP for Kishanganj
24 May 200322 May 2004364 days
Shankersinh vaghela profile.jpg Shankersinh Vaghela
(born 1940)
MP for Kapadvanj
23 May 200422 May 20094 years, 364 days Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
Dayanidhi Maran.jpg Dayanidhi Maran
(born 1966)
MP for Chennai Central
28 May 200912 July 20112 years, 45 days Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Manmohan II
Anand Sharma - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012.jpg Anand Sharma
(born 1953)
Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan
12 July 201117 June 20131 year, 340 days Indian National Congress
Kavuru Sambasiva Rao distributed improved tool kits of art metalware, woodware to handicrafts artisanscraft persons, at a function, in New Delhi. The Secretary, Ministry of Textile, Smt. Zohra Chatterji is also seen (cropped).jpg Kavuri Samba Siva Rao
(born 1943)
MP for Eluru
17 June 20133 April 2014290 days
Anand Sharma - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012.jpg Anand Sharma
(born 1953)
Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan
3 April 201426 May 201453 days
Santosh Kumar Gangwar (cropped).jpg Santosh Kumar Gangwar
(born 1948)
MP for Bareilly

(Minister of State, I/C)
27 May 20145 July 20162 years, 40 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
Smt. Smriti Irani in April 2023.jpg Smriti Irani
(born 1976)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat, until 2019
MP for Amethi, from 2019
5 July 201630 May 20195 years, 2 days
31 May 20197 July 2021 Modi II
Piyush Goyal crop.jpg Piyush Goyal
(born 1964)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra
7 July 20219 June 20242 years, 338 days
Giriraj Singh addressing a press conference on the achievements of the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, during the last four years, in New Delhi (cropped).JPG Giriraj Singh
(born 1957)
MP for Begusarai
10 June 2024Incumbent1 year, 100 days Modi III

Ministers of state

PortraitMinister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency
Term of officePolitical partyMinistryPrime Minister
FromToPeriod
Rafique Alam.jpg Rafique Alam
(1929–2011)
Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar
25 June 19884 July 19891 year, 9 days Indian National Congress Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
Saroj Khaparde Rajya Sabha portrait.jpg Saroj Khaparde
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra
4 July 19892 December 1989151 days
Gingee N. Ramachandran
(born 1944)
MP for Tindivanam
13 October 199930 September 2000353 days Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Danajaya kumar001.png V. Dhananjay Kumar
(1951–2019)
MP for Mangalore
30 September 20001 July 20021 year, 274 days Bharatiya Janata Party
Basangouda Patil Yatnal
(born 1963)
MP for Bijapur
1 July 20028 September 20031 year, 69 days
Gingee N. Ramachandran
(born 1944)
MP for Tindivanam
8 September 200330 December 2003113 days Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
E. V. K. S. Elangovan at Marriage Function 12.jpg E. V. K. S. Elangovan
(born 1948)
MP for Gobichettipalayam
29 January 200622 May 20093 years, 113 days Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
Panabaka Lakshmi taking office in 2012 (cropped).jpg Panabaka Lakshmi
(born 1958)
MP for Bapatla
28 May 200931 October 20123 years, 156 days Manmohan II
The Minister of State for Textiles, Shri Ajay Tamta addressing at the inauguration of the 60th India International Garment Fair, in New Delhi on January 17, 2018.jpg Ajay Tamta
(born 1972)
MP for Almora
5 July 201630 May 20192 years, 329 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
Darshana Jardosh with PM Modi (cropped).jpg Darshana Jardosh
(born 1961)
MP for Surat
7 July 20219 June 20242 years, 338 days Modi II
Pabitra Margherita in 2024 (cropped).jpg Pabitra Margherita
(born 1974)
Rajya Sabha MP for Assam
10 June 2024Incumbent1 year, 100 days Modi III

National Handlooms & Handicrafts Museum

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

  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.