06.05.2015, 17:37
India: No change in items Reserved for Production by Handlooms
OREANDA-NEWS. Myth: The Government of India is going to amend the
provisions under the Handlooms (Reservation of Articles for Production) Act,
1985, in order to give advantages to power looms.
Reality: Some requests were received for review of items
reserved for production by handlooms.
After a due examination of the matter,
the Government of India has decided not
to make any change in the Reservation
Order issued under the 1985 Act, thereby protecting the interests of handloom
weavers.
On receipt of the requests, the
matter was referred to a committee under the chairmanship of Development
Commissioner (Handlooms). The committee was formed with the mandate of looking
into all relevant issues on the subject and giving its considered views, without
hurting the interests of handloom weavers. Two meetings of the committee were
held - on 20.3.2015 and 10.4.2015.
The Ministry of Textiles came to
the aforementioned decision of maintaining status quo, after examining the views of
the committee as well as those of State Governments.
Background
Some sections of the media have
been reporting that the Government is going to amend the provisions under the
Handlooms (Reservation of Articles for Production) Act, 1985, in order to give
advantages to power looms. It has been reported that this would severely affect
India’s handloom weavers.
This clarification is being
issued to dispel this wrong notion and bring to light the correct factual situation.
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