7th August observed as National Handloom Day

7th August will be celebrated as National Handloom Day. It was announced by the Union Textiles Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar.Observance of this day aims at development of handloom weavers in the country.It also seeks to promote the genuine, global quality handloom in international market. August 7 was chosen to mark launch day Swadeshi Movement which was officially declared on 7 August, 1905. It was declared after the passage of Boycott Resolution in a massive meeting held in Calcutta.Swadeshi movement was proclaimed to the boycott British products and revive domestic products and production processes.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi declares August 7 as National Handloom Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced August 7 as ‘National Handloom Day’ at the function that held in Chennai. At the event PM Modi also launched the ‘India Handloom’ brand to help weavers with brand for global markets.The day 7 August was selected to commemorate the 110 year old Swadeshi Movement, which promoted use of domestic products over British products. The main motto behind observing National Handloom Day on 7 Aug. is to honour the handloom weavers and to carter an impetus to India’s handloom industry.Whereas launching of ‘India Handloom’ brand aims to promote handloom of India in the global markets as a genuine good quality international product.
Handloom Sector:

Handloom sector provides employment to more than 4.3 million weavers and allied workers. This sector shares pie of 15% of cloth production in India and around 95% of the world’s hand woven fabric comes from India.

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