Ministry of Textiles explained

Agency Name:	Ministry of Textiles
Type:	Ministry
Seal:	Government of India logo.svg
Jurisdiction:	Government of India
Headquarters:	Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi
Budget:	(2023–24 est.)^[1]
Minister1 Name:	Giriraj Singh
Minister1 Pfo:	Cabinet Minister
Minister2 Name:	Pabitra Margherita
Minister2 Pfo:	Minister of State

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

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)^[2]

National Textile Corporation Ltd. (NTC)
British India Corporation Ltd. (BIC)
Cotton Corporation Of India Ltd. (CCI)
Jute Corporation of India (JCI)
National Jute Manufactures Corporation Limited (NJMC)
Central Cottage Industries Corporation (CCIC)
National Handloom Development Corporation Ltd. (NHDC)

Statutory Bodies^[3]

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

Central Wool Development Board
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles & Management, Coimbatore
Indian Institutes of Handloom Technology

Cabinet Ministers

Note: MoS, I/C Minister of State (Independent Charge)

	Portrait	Minister	Term of office			Political party	Ministry	Prime Minister
	Portrait	Minister	From	To	Period	Political party	Ministry	Prime Minister
Minister of Supply and Textiles
1		Chandrashekhar Singh (MoS, I/C)	30 March 1985	25 September 1985		Indian National Congress (I)	Rajiv II		Rajiv Gandhi
Minister of Textiles
2		Khurshed Alam Khan (MoS, I/C)	15 November 1985	22 October 1986		Indian National Congress (I)	Rajiv II		Rajiv Gandhi
3		Ram Niwas Mirdha (MoS, I/C until 15 February 1988)	22 October 1986	2 December 1989		Indian National Congress (I)	Rajiv II		Rajiv Gandhi
4		Sharad Yadav	6 December 1989	10 November 1990		Janata Dal	Vishwanath		Vishwanath Pratap Singh
5		Hukmdev Narayan Yadav	21 November 1990	21 June 1991		Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)	Chandra Shekhar		Chandra Shekhar
6		Ashok Gehlot (MoS, I/C)	21 June 1991	18 January 1993		Indian National Congress (I)	Rao		P. V. Narasimha Rao
7		Gaddam Venkatswamy (MoS, I/C until 10 February 1995)	18 January 1993	15 September 1995
8		Kamal Nath (MoS, I/C)	15 September 1995	20 February 1996
9		Gaddam Venkatswamy	20 February 1996	16 May 1996
		Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Prime Minister)	16 May 1996	1 June 1996		Bharatiya Janata Party	Vajpayee I		Atal Bihari Vajpayee
		H. D. Deve Gowda (Prime Minister)	1 June 1996	29 June 1996		Janata Dal	Deve Gowda		H. D. Deve Gowda
10		R. L. Jalappa (MoS, I/C until 6 July 1996)	29 June 1996	21 April 1997			Deve Gowda		H. D. Deve Gowda
10		R. L. Jalappa (MoS, I/C until 6 July 1996)	21 April 1997	20 January 1998			Gujral		I. K. Gujral
11		Bolla Bulli Ramaiah (MoS, I/C)	20 January 1998	19 March 1998		Telugu Desam Party	Gujral		I. K. Gujral
12		Kashiram Rana	19 March 1998	13 October 1999		Bharatiya Janata Party	Vajpayee II		Atal Bihari Vajpayee
12		Kashiram Rana	13 October 1999	24 May 2003			Vajpayee III
13		Syed Shahnawaz Hussain	24 May 2003	22 May 2004			Vajpayee III
14		Shankersinh Vaghela	23 May 2004	22 May 2009		Indian National Congress	Manmohan I		Manmohan Singh
15		Dayanidhi Maran	28 May 2009	12 July 2011		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	Manmohan II
16		Anand Sharma	12 July 2011	17 June 2013		Indian National Congress
17		Kavuri Samba Siva Rao	17 June 2013	3 April 2014
(16)		Anand Sharma	3 April 2014	26 May 2014
18		Santosh Kumar Gangwar (MoS, I/C)	26 May 2014	5 July 2016		Bharatiya Janata Party	Modi I		Narendra Modi
19		Smriti Irani	5 July 2016	30 May 2019			Modi I
19		Smriti Irani	31 May 2019	7 July 2021			Modi II
20		Piyush Goyal	7 July 2021	9 June 2024			Modi II
21		Giriraj Singh	10 June 2024	Incumbent			Modi III

Ministers of State

	Portrait	Minister	Term of office			Political party	Ministry	Prime Minister
	Portrait	Minister	From	To	Period	Political party	Ministry	Prime Minister
1		Rafique Alam	25 June 1988	4 July 1989		Indian National Congress (I)	Rajiv II		Rajiv Gandhi
2		Saroj Khaparde	4 July 1989	2 December 1989		Indian National Congress (I)	Rajiv II		Rajiv Gandhi

3		Gingee N. Ramachandran	13 October 1999	30 September 2000		Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	Vajpayee III		Atal Bihari Vajpayee
4		V. Dhananjay Kumar	30 September 2000	1 July 2002		Bharatiya Janata Party
5		Basangouda Patil Yatnal	1 July 2002	8 September 2003		Bharatiya Janata Party
(3)		Gingee N. Ramachandran	8 September 2003	30 December 2003		Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

6		E. V. K. S. Elangovan	29 January 2006	22 May 2009		Indian National Congress	Manmohan I		Manmohan Singh
7		Panabaka Lakshmi	28 May 2009	31 October 2012		Indian National Congress	Manmohan II		Manmohan Singh

8		Ajay Tamta	5 July 2016	30 May 2019		Bharatiya Janata Party	Modi I		Narendra Modi

9		Darshana Jardosh	7 July 2021	9 June 2024		Bharatiya Janata Party	Modi II
10		Pabitra Margherita	10 June 2024	Incumbent		Bharatiya Janata Party	Modi III

National Handlooms & Handicrafts Museum

See 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.

External links

Ministry of Textiles – Official website

Notes and References

Web site: Budget data. 2019. www.indiabudget.gov.in. 15 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180304170727/http://www.indiabudget.gov.in/ub2018-19/eb/sbe95.pdf. 4 March 2018. dead.
Web site: Public Sector Undertakings. Ministry of Textiles. 2013-09-16. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222045128/http://ministryoftextiles.gov.in/aboutus/tex_08.htm. 22 February 2014.
Web site: STATUTORY BODIES. Ministry of Textiles. 2013-09-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222045131/http://ministryoftextiles.gov.in/aboutus/tex_06.htm. 22 February 2014. dead.
Web site: National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum. 12 April 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20090619065723/http://texmin.nic.in/tex_10.htm. 19 June 2009. dead.
Web site: National Handlooms & Handicrafts Museum (NHHM). Ministry of Textiles. https://archive.today/20130916123954/http://ministryoftextiles.gov.in/aboutus/tex_10.htm. dead. 16 September 2013. 2013-09-16.