Nirmala Sitharaman assures to establish a handloom cluster at Ponduru in Srikakulam district
The Hindu
She says Modi government extending a helping hand to the handloom sector.
Union Minister for Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the Narendra Modi government was giving top priority for Khadi and all handloom products by taking a series of steps including the establishment of exclusive mega handloom clusters. Handloom marketing has gone up to ₹18,000 crore in 2020-21 as against ₹9,000 crore in 2014-15, she said while participating as a chief guest at the National Handloom Day celebrations in Ponduru village of Srikakulam district. She said the government contemplated establishing a handloom cluster in Ponduru on the lines of Mangalagiri in Guntur district.More Related News