New Delhi, July 23 -- Skill upgradation training has been imparted to 56,934 weavers since 2015-16 to 2020-21, of which 5,498 weavers belong to Uttar Pradesh (UP), said Minister of State for Textiles, Darshana Jardosh.
''The Ministry of Textiles is conducting training programmes for handloom workers through 28 Weavers Service Centres (WSCs) functioning in the country which are under administrative control of the Ministry. From 2015-16 to 2020-21, skill upgradation training has been imparted to 56,934 weavers, of which 5,498 weavers belong to Uttar Pradesh,'' the minister informed the parliament on Thursday.
Following schemes are being run by the Ministry of Textiles for the overall development & promotion of handlooms and welfare o...