Union minister Giriraj Singh launches new IIHT campus at handloom hub in Nadia, Bengal

The government minister for textiles Giriraj Singh inaugurated the Indian Institute of Handloom Technology’s new permanent campus in West Bengal’s Nadia district to upskill Indian youth and to boost India’s handloom industry. 

The facility is located in Fulia and is particularly focused on increasing linen production, the Press Trust of India reported. By upskilling the country’s youth, the facility will commit to creating a sustainable, economically strong, and global identity for Indian handloom products and contribute to creating a self-sufficient India, wrote Singh on his Facebook page. 

The Indian Institute of Handloom Technology’s Fulia campus launch also featured an exhibition organised by students at the institute with weavers from the region to showcase cultural heritage and practical products. The Indian Institute of Handloom Technology’s top 10 students were presented with medals and appreciation cards and they were thanked for their contribution to India’s sustainable development. 

“To usher in a new regime in the textile industry and to outgrow fibres in the country so as to compete with the world, West Bengal, the forerunner state in jute production should also come forward in growing fibres like flax on its soil, apart from paddy and jute,” said Singh at the campus’ inauguration event on January 4, the Press Trust of India reported.