Urging textile beneficiaries to be vocal for local and take local to global, the Union Minister for Textiles Piyush Goyal has said that ramping up textile production in the country will spur income, open up employment opportunities and play a vital role in making the country ‘Atmanirbhar’ as well.
The Textiles Minister also urged the artisans to register their businesses on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM). He said that he has instructed GeM to register all artisans and weavers connected with handicraft and handloom without any registration fee. Besides, Goyal said registering on the e-marketplace will boost the visibility of artisans and help promote businesses enhancing their income.
He further said that the government would try to facilitate the GeM-registered businesses to be on-boarded on major e-commerce websites in the country and push for registering their businesses on foreign websites prioritising handicraft and handloom. He noted that the support of the officials to the handicraft and handloom businesses, especially small enterprises, would help them create an identity through their craft on the GeM website.
Goyal also urged the textile sector to collectively work towards technological innovation that would ease the lives of the artisans and weavers and provide an impetus to their income. He thanked the beneficiaries for safeguarding the cultural heritage of the nation and hailed women’s contribution in the textile sector.
