Textiles Ministry launches IIT Delhi handloom tech centre, targets ₹6 lakh annual weaver income
India’s Textiles Ministry has launched a Centre of Excellence for Handloom Technology at IIT Delhi, aiming to lift weaver and artisan incomes to at least ₹6 lakh annually over five years through AI, loom modernisation, digital tools, design customisation, startup support and training.
The Textiles Ministry launched a handloom technology centre at IIT Delhi, targeting annual incomes of at least Rs 6 lakh for weavers and artisans through AI, loom modernisation, digital tools, startup support, design customisation and skills training.
Why this matters
The handloom centre extends the ministry’s textile-modernisation push, following approval of 31 technical-textile start-ups under GREAT and India’s move toward a national apparel sizing standard using local body measurements.
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