TN Textiles Minister inaugurates Handlooms of India showroom in Coimbatore

Coimbatore, May 13 (KNN) On Friday, R. Gandhi, Minister for Handlooms and Textiles of Tamil Nadu inaugurated a Handlooms of India showroom and Co-optex Balamurugan outlet at Looms World in Coimbatore.

Tamil Nadu has 105 handloom showrooms among 154 across the country, said the Minister. 

The Handlooms of India showroom would have hand woven products worth Rs 2 crore from different States. 

He said the state government took steps and made Rs 9 crore profit after the DMK government came to power and last year it made Rs 20 crore profit. 

For the renovation of the handloom retail outlets the state government used Rs 10 crore from it. 

The new opened retail outlet was renovated at Rs 50 lakh and the Handlooms of India outlet was opened.

A new association would be inaugurated on Saturday for Toda tribal people of the Nilgiris and textile products with Toda embroidery would be produced and sold in cities, the Minister said.  (KNN Bureau)