
‘Govt. taking efforts to improve marketing opportunities for weavers’
The Hindu
Handlooms and Textiles Minister R. Gandhi said the State government is taking efforts to improve marketing opportunities for handloom and powerloom weavers. Speaking at a review meeting here on Tuesd
Handlooms and Textiles Minister R. Gandhi said the State government is taking efforts to improve marketing opportunities for handloom and powerloom weavers. Speaking at a review meeting here on Tuesday, he pointed out that Coimbatore has presence of different segments of the textile industry. At a review meeting held in Tiruppur, the Minister said the demands and grievances presented by the weavers and textile industry in Tiruppur will be discussed by the State government at a meeting to be held next month.
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