Central Govt promised to aid Kerala handloom industry for promotion and preservation of traditional handloom sector, the Union Minister of State for Textiles, Panabaka Lakshmi declared, according to a fibre2fashion report.
It is been reported that the handloom textile industry in Kerala is happened to be a leading source of employment in the industry- starved state, is now in a dismal condition for several reasons.
Speaking at a function organized by the employees and workers of the Kerala State Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society (Hantex), the Minister said that her Ministry is devising a proposal for giving concession to the industry in the Central package, so as to relieve the financial burden of Hantex. During the occasion, Hantex Managing Director Abdul Haleem, President Peringamala Vijayan, Vice-President C. Madhavan, Governing Committee members and other top officials participated.
