NATIONAL HANDLOOM DAY
NATIONAL HANDLOOM DAY
WHY IN
NEWS?
Union Home
Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah has greeted the people on
National Handloom Day.
IMPORTANCE:
The handloom
sector is a symbol of our country’s rich and varied cultural heritage, and is
an important source of livelihood in rural and semi-rural parts of our country.
It is also a sector that directly addresses women’s empowerment with over
70% of all weavers and allied workers being female. Rooted in nature, it
has eco-friendly production processes with minimal requirement of capital and
power, and provides flexibility to innovate to meet changes in fashion trends
and fast-changing customer preferences.
The Swadeshi
Movement which was launched on 7th August, 1905 had encouraged indigenous
industries and in particular handloom weavers. In 2015, the Government of
India decided to designate the 7th August every year, as the National Handloom
Day. The first National Handloom Day was inaugurated on 7 August 2015 by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chennai.
On this day,
we honour our handloom-weaving community and highlight the contribution of this
sector in the socio-economic development of our country. We reaffirm our
resolve to protect our handloom heritage and to empower the handloom weavers
and workers financially and instilling pride in their exquisite craftsmanship.
SOURCE: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1849340

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