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This article is about the ministry of India. For the Bangladesh ministry, see Ministry of Textiles and Jute. For the Pakistan ministry, see Ministry of Commerce and Textile Industry.

Ministry of Textiles
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Ministry of Textiles
Ministry overview
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersUdyog Bhawan, New Delhi
Annual budget₹4,389.34 crore (US$530 million) (2023–24 est.)[1]
Ministers responsible
Websiteministryoftextiles.gov.in

The Ministry of Textiles is an Indian government national agency responsible for the formulation of policy, planning, development, export promotion and regulation of the textile industry in India. This includes all natural, artificial, and cellulosic fibers that go into the making of textiles, clothing and Handicrafts.

Main functions of the Ministry

  • Textile Policy & Coordination
  • Man-made Fibre/ Filament Yarn Industry
  • Cotton Textile Industry
  • Jute Industry
  • Silk and Silk Textile Industry
  • Wool & Woollen Industry
  • Decentralised Powerloom Sector
  • Export Promotion
  • Planning & Economic Analysis

Organizations

Attached Offices

Subordinate Offices

  • Office of the Textile Commissioner
  • Office of the Jute Commissioner

Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs)[2]

Statutory Bodies[3]

  • Jute Manufacturers Development Council
  • Central Silk Board
  • Textile Committee
  • Commissioner of Payments
  • National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)

Advisory Bodies

  • Development Council for Textile Industry
  • Co-ordination Council for Textile Research Associations
  • Co-ordination Committee of Textiles Export Promotion Council

Autonomous Bodies

Cabinet Ministers

  • Note: MoS, I/C – Minister of State (Independent Charge)
No. Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Minister of Supply and Textiles
1 Chandrashekhar Singh
(1927–1986)
MP for Banka
(MoS, I/C) 		30 March
1985 		25 September
1985 		179 days Indian National Congress (I) Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
Minister of Textiles
2 File:Khurshed Alam Khan (cropped).jpg Khurshed Alam Khan
(1919–2013)
MP for Farrukhabad
(MoS, I/C) 		15 November
1985 		22 October
1986 		341 days Indian National Congress (I) Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
3 Ram Niwas Mirdha
(1924–2010)
MP for Barmer
(MoS, I/C until 15 February 1988) 		22 October
1986 		2 December
1989 		3 years, 41 days
4 Sharad Yadav
(1947–2023)
MP for Badaun 		6 December
1989 		10 November
1990 		339 days Janata Dal Vishwanath Vishwanath Pratap Singh
5 File:The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for the year 2014 to Shri Hukmdev Narayan Yadav, at a function, at Parliament House, in New Delhi (cropped).JPG Hukmdev Narayan Yadav
(born 1939)
MP for Sitamarhi 		21 November
1990 		21 June
1991 		212 days Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar Chandra Shekhar
6 Ashok Gehlot
(born 1951)
MP for Jodhpur
(MoS, I/C) 		21 June
1991 		18 January
1993 		1 year, 211 days Indian National Congress (I) Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
7 Gaddam Venkatswamy
(1929–2014)
MP for Peddapalli
(MoS, I/C until 10 February 1995) 		18 January
1993 		15 September
1995 		2 years, 240 days
8 Kamal Nath
(born 1946)
MP for Chhindwara
(MoS, I/C) 		15 September
1995 		20 February
1996 		158 days
9 Gaddam Venkatswamy
(1929–2014)
MP for Peddapalli 		20 February
1996 		16 May
1996 		86 days
– Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(1924–2018)
MP for Lucknow
(Prime Minister) 		16 May
1996 		1 June
1996 		16 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee I Atal Bihari Vajpayee
– File:H. D. Deve Gowda BNC.jpg H. D. Deve Gowda
(born 1933)
Unelected
(Prime Minister) 		1 June
1996 		29 June
1996 		28 days Janata Dal Deve Gowda H. D. Deve Gowda
10 R. L. Jalappa
(1925–2021)
MP for Chikballapur
(MoS, I/C until 6 July 1996) 		29 June
1996 		21 April
1997 		1 year, 205 days
21 April
1997 		20 January
1998 		Gujral I. K. Gujral
11 Bolla Bulli Ramaiah
(1926–2018)
MP for Eluru
(MoS, I/C) 		20 January
1998 		19 March
1998 		58 days Telugu Desam Party
12 Kashiram Rana
(1938–2012)
MP for Surat 		19 March
1998 		13 October
1999 		5 years, 66 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee II Atal Bihari Vajpayee
13 October
1999 		24 May
2003 		Vajpayee III
13 Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
(born 1968)
MP for Kishanganj 		24 May
2003 		22 May
2004 		364 days
14 Shankersinh Vaghela
(born 1940)
MP for Kapadvanj 		23 May
2004 		22 May
2009 		4 years, 364 days Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
15 Dayanidhi Maran
(born 1966)
MP for Chennai Central 		28 May
2009 		12 July
2011 		2 years, 45 days Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Manmohan II
16 Anand Sharma
(born 1953)
Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan 		12 July
2011 		17 June
2013 		1 year, 340 days Indian National Congress
17 File:Kavuru Sambasiva Rao distributed improved tool kits of art metalware, woodware to handicrafts artisanscraft persons, at a function, in New Delhi. The Secretary, Ministry of Textile, Smt. Zohra Chatterji is also seen (cropped).jpg Kavuri Samba Siva Rao
(born 1943)
MP for Eluru 		17 June
2013 		3 April
2014 		290 days
(16) Anand Sharma
(born 1953)
Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan 		3 April
2014 		26 May
2014 		53 days
18 File:Santosh Kumar Gangwar (cropped).jpg Santosh Kumar Gangwar
(born 1948)
MP for Bareilly
(MoS, I/C) 		26 May
2014 		5 July
2016 		2 years, 40 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
19 File:Smt. Smriti Irani in April 2023.jpg Smriti Irani
(born 1976)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat, until 2019
MP for Amethi, from 2019 		5 July
2016 		30 May
2019 		5 years, 2 days
31 May
2019 		7 July
2021 		Modi II
20 Piyush Goyal
(born 1964)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra 		7 July
2021 		9 June
2024 		2 years, 338 days
21 File:Giriraj Singh addressing a press conference on the achievements of the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, during the last four years, in New Delhi (cropped).JPG Giriraj Singh
(born 1957)
MP for Begusarai 		10 June
2024 		Incumbent 235 days Modi III

Ministers of State

No. Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
1 Rafique Alam
(1929–2011)
Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar 		25 June
1988 		4 July
1989 		1 year, 9 days Indian National Congress (I) Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
2 File:Saroj Khaparde Rajya Sabha portrait.jpg Saroj Khaparde
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra 		4 July
1989 		2 December
1989 		151 days
3 Gingee N. Ramachandran
(born 1944)
MP for Tindivanam 		13 October
1999 		30 September
2000 		353 days Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee
4 V. Dhananjay Kumar
(1951–2019)
MP for Mangalore 		30 September
2000 		1 July
2002 		1 year, 274 days Bharatiya Janata Party
5 Basangouda Patil Yatnal
(born 1963)
MP for Bijapur 		1 July
2002 		8 September
2003 		1 year, 69 days
(3) Gingee N. Ramachandran
(born 1944)
MP for Tindivanam 		8 September
2003 		30 December
2003 		113 days Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
6 File:E. V. K. S. Elangovan at Marriage Function 12.jpg E. V. K. S. Elangovan
(born 1948)
MP for Gobichettipalayam 		29 January
2006 		22 May
2009 		3 years, 113 days Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
7 File:Panabaka Lakshmi taking office in 2012 (cropped).jpg Panabaka Lakshmi
(born 1958)
MP for Bapatla 		28 May
2009 		31 October
2012 		3 years, 156 days Manmohan II
8 Ajay Tamta
(born 1972)
MP for Almora 		5 July
2016 		30 May
2019 		2 years, 329 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
9 File:Darshana Jardosh with PM Modi (cropped).jpg Darshana Jardosh
(born 1961)
MP for Surat 		7 July
2021 		9 June
2024 		2 years, 338 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi II
10 File:Pabitra Margherita in 2024 (cropped).jpg Pabitra Margherita
(born 1974)
Rajya Sabha MP for Assam 		10 June
2024 		Incumbent 235 days Modi III

National Handlooms & Handicrafts Museum

Main article: National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi

National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi[4] was set up at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi under the administrative control of the Ministry of Textiles.[5] The Museum is a structured village complex consisting of 15 structures representing village dwellings, courtyards and shrines from different states spread over an area of 5 hectares. The museum collection contains about 20,000 most rare and distinctive pieces reflecting the continuing tradition of Indian craftsmen.

References

  1. ↑ "Budget data" (PDF). www.indiabudget.gov.in. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Public Sector Undertakings". Ministry of Textiles. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "STATUTORY BODIES". Ministry of Textiles. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
  5. ↑ "National Handlooms & Handicrafts Museum (NHHM)". Ministry of Textiles. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.

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