The handloom industry in Tamil Nadu has its rich heritage and long cultural values. It holds skilled craftmanship to bring up authentic and unique designs into the hand (woven or loom) fabric. It contributes to the national economy by providing massive rural employment directly and indirectly, especially to rural women’s and it leads them financially empowered.
Department of handlooms has a higher purpose of providing infrastructure and inputs to the weavers to get better earnings and also develop his skill to step as entrepreneur. Department play a vital role in preserving the weaving heritage and pass it to next generation by way of making it sustainability and reliability with a revision to revive, restore and restructure the handloom industry. Department has implemented various schemes, to reform promote and strengthening the handloom industry at the gross root level.
The Commissioner of Handlooms is dealing
with the primary objective to promote the
harmonious growth of handlooms and powerloom
sectors and to strive for the welfare of all the
concerned particularly that of the weavers and
workers.