: As many as 25,46,285 women working in handloom sector: Govt data #FinanceIndia #StockMarketNEWS As many as 25,46,285 women working in handloom sector: Govt data New Delhi, Mar 17 (KNN) There

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As many as 25,46,285 women working in handloom sector: Govt data New Delhi, Mar 17 (KNN) There is a total of 25,46,285 women workers with a share of 72.29 per cent of the total handloom workers, said the Minister of State for Textiles Darshana Jardosh in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.

Jardosh cited Handloom Census 2019-20 and said a total of 35,22,512 handloom workers were employed across the country.

In addition, there are around 16,87,534 women handicraft artisans registered with the office of development commissioner (Handicrafts), according to the minister.

To attract investment and boost employment generation, the centre has recently approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for textiles and Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM-MITRA) Scheme which has the potential to generate large scale employment in the sector, the minister added.

In addition, the Government is implementing various schemes viz the Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (A-TUFS), Schemes for the development of the Powerloom Sector(Power-Tex), Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP),SAMARTH.

Government is also emphasizing on Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector, Jute (ICARE- Improved Cultivation and Advanced Retting Exercise), Integrated Processing Development Scheme (IPDS), National Technical Textile Mission etc. for promotion and development of textile sector on pan-India basis. (KNN Bureau)

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