The Department of Handlooms and Textiles was bifurcated from the Co



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The Directorate is responsible for evolving policies, programmes and various schemes in respect of Handlooms, Powerlooms and Textiles with the support of the Government to achieve the objectives of the Department. The Director of Handlooms and Textiles is the functional Registrar for the weavers cooperative societies (Handlooms and Powerlooms) through the State who has been vested with the powers under the Tamilnadu Cooperative Societies Act and Rules. The Commissioner of Handlooms and Textiles is also functioning as the State Textile Authority in respect of implementation of Textile Development and Regulation Act 1993.

The Department of Handlooms and Textiles was bifurcated from the Co-operative Department during 1956 and functioning as a separate Department. In order to seek improvement in livelihood of lakhs of weavers in the State, this Department functions to achieve following micro-objectives.

Objectives of the Department

To bring more number of handloom and powerloom weavers into cooperative fold by enrolling them into weavers cooperative societies.

To provide continuous employment opportunity and fair wages to the cooperative weavers throughout the year.

To implement the Government Programmes and Schemes like

Free Supply of Uniforms to School children.

Low Cost Sarees and Dhoties Schemes.

Production of Cloth required for Old Age Pension Scheme and Srilankan Refugees.

Deendayal Hath Kargha Protsahan Yojana Scheme.

To implement various Handloom Development Schemes for cooperative societies.

To implement various welfare schemes intended for the cooperative weavers.

To provide raw materials and other infrastructure to primary weavers cooperative societies.

To market the Handloom cloth produced by the handloom weavers cooperative societies through Co-optex and various Marketing complexes assisted by the department.

To extend working capital loans to weavers outside the cooperative fold through Tamilnadu Handloom Development Corporation Limited.

To control and monitor the purchase of Silk, Zari and Cotton besides ensuring the quality.

To protect the overall interest of the Handloom Weavers, Powerloom Weavers and Textile Industry and to work for the harmonious growth of all the above three sectors without affecting the interest of each sector.

ORGANISATIONAL SET UP

Secretary to Government,

Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and

Khadi Department

Head of the Administrative Department

of the Secretariat.

Director of Handlooms and Textiles

Head of the Department

The Director of Handlooms and Textiles is assisted by the following Officers:-

At Head Office

(a) Joint Director (Handlooms)

(b) Joint Director (Uniform)

(d) Financial Adviser & Chief Accounts Officer

(in the Cadre of Deputy Secretary to Government, Finance Department)

(e) Deputy Director (Enforcement)

At District Level

The entire State is divided into 18 Circles and each Circle is under the Control of a Deputy Director of Handlooms and Textiles / Assistant Director of Handlooms and Textiles who are in-charge of implementation of the various welfare and developmental programmes of the Department at the field level. Enforcement offices are also set up at Salem, Tiruchengode, Erode, Tiruppur, and at Madurai.