Has the Union Budget neglected the interests of handloom weavers?
Stakeholders of the handloom industry say that the setting up of textile parks will not help in pulling the handloom weavers from the clutches of unemployment and poverty
Ajita Shashidhar | February 3, 2021 | Updated 19:43 IST
The Indian textile industry, which employs 4.5 crore people, also includes 35.22 lakh handloom weavers
The announcement to set up seven mega textile parks in the Union Budget 21-22 is considered a great move towards making India a sought-after textile and apparel outsourcing hub, a distinction it has been consistently losing out to the likes of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and of course China.