(a) whether the Government have proposed to stop import of cloth to bail out weavers whose plight is pitiable; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether the Government have proposed to stop import of cloth to bail out weavers whose plight is pitiable; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF TEXTILES ( SHRI KASHIRAM RANA )
(a) & (b) With the liberalisation of the Indian economy, international trade in textiles is bound to increase. The miniscule increase in the import of cloth is not likely to affect the socio-economic conditions of handloom weavers. As such, there is no proposal to stop the import of cloth.