Textiles Minister

The Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) is a flagship scheme of the government to provide loans of up to Rs 10 lakh to small entrepreneurs. The loans are being given by banks, small finance banks, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and microfinance institutions.

682 textile mills closed as on June end, says govt

All of them are in the non-small scale industry. At the end of June, 682 textile mills were closed in the country, she said during the Question Hour. Of them, 232 mills were in Tamil Nadu while 85 were in Maharashtra and 60 in Uttar Pradesh.

Smriti Irani get I&B Ministry, Narendra Singh Tomar given urban development

The portfolio of urban development, which too was with Naidu, was given to Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, the PMO said.

India, Bangladesh need to step up business co-op: Smriti Irani

When asked about India imposing anti dumping duty on imports of jute from Bangladesh, she said dumping of the commodity has impacted the livelihood of farmers, lower income workers and the Indian jute industry.

FinMin working to converge all insurance schemes for weavers

MGBBY, the insurance scheme for coverage of handloom weavers is being implemented by the Office of Development Commissioner for Handloom through the LIC, she said.

Handicraft exports see 8.46% increase in 2015-16: Smriti Irani

The minister said Central Cottage Industries Corporation and Handloom and Handicrafts Export Corporation have undertaken digital marketing.

Focus on quality & delivery: Textile Min to fashion exporters

According to Tamta, Indian exporters have stepped up by increasing exports of fashion jewellery and accessories.

Textile Ministry seeks wool sector's views on creating more jobs

Textiles Minister Smriti Irani has sought suggestions from the Wool and Woollen Export Promotion Council (WWEPC) with a view to boosting exports and creating employment in the sector, the council said today.

Textile policy, GST, good monsoon to boost sentiment: Arvind

All the retail formats (Aeropostale, Sephora, GAP etc) are going as per plans. At the store level, profitability is good, like-to-like growth is healthy too, said Sanjay Lalbhai, CMD, Arvind.

Govt sets textiles export target of $33 bn for 2012-13

The government has set an export target of USD 33 billion for the textiles sector next year despite the global economic slowdown, which it termed a "serious concern", and said steps have been taken to address the "challenge".

Govt receives 55 proposals for integrated textile parks

The government today said it has received 55 proposals for establishing integrated textiles parks in various parts of the country.

Dayanidhi Maran resigns from Union Cabinet

Union Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran, who was in the eye of a storm in the wake of the CBI's report to Supreme Court implicating him in the 2G spectrum scam, when he was the Telecom Minister, resigned from the Union Cabinet today.

Government leaves Maran case to CBI and JPC

The government is understood to have left it to the CBI and JPC to look into the alleged irregularities in the grant of licences to Aircel, which is owned by Maxis Telecom of Malaysia, and the involvement of former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran in it.