FDCI & DC Handlooms, Ministry of Textiles signs the MOU between Designers & Weavers Service Centers
About the event
Taking a leap forward the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) collaborated with the Development Commissioner handlooms to reinvent indigenous crafts executed by handloom weavers through effective skill development.
The Ministry of Textiles, headed by the Hon’ble Minister of Textiles Smt. Smriti Irani announced a revival strategy for the handloom industry on the occasion of the National Handloom Day held on August 7, 2016.
A Memorandum of Understanding that will facilitate designer intervention at selected Weavers Service Centers across India was signed between Shri Alok Kumar, Development Commissioner Handlooms and Sunil Sethi, President Fashion Design Council of India.
This ceremony was held in the presence of Hon’ble Minister of Textiles Smt. Smriti Irani, Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy Union Minister of State Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Shri Ajay Tamta Minister of State – Ministry of Textiles,Shri Mahboob Ali Minister of U.P. Govt. – Textile and Sericulture Industries and Textile Secretary Smt. Rashmi Verma.
FDCI designers Rajesh Pratap Singh, Anju Modi, Rakesh Thakore, Rina Dhaka, Rahul Mishra, Abhishek Gupta, Samant Chauhan and Shruti Sancheti who were also present for the function in Varanasi, were allocated their Weaver Service Centers/handloom clusters in selected parts of the country.
Designers will impart professional training in design development at various Weaver Service Centers across the country. This will help add new vigor to age-old crafts, which will help make them more contemporary without losing focus of tradition.
This strategy has been devised with the long-term goal of making the handloom weaver an entrepreneur, through knowledge sharing and resource optimization.
