August 4, 2025 8:20 AM.
Union Coal, Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy has said Telangana state is fast developing into a handloom hub with the proposed Kakatiya Mega Textile Park in Warangal sanctioned by the Centre expected to attract investments worth 10,000 crore rupees.
He said the initiatives will provide employment to about two lakh persons. Addressing the week-long event held at Shilparamam in Hyderabad, to mark the National Handloom Day, Mr Reddy said the centre had distributed 100 electronic jacquard weaving machines and helped establish 31 handloom producer companies.
He also said efforts are also on to revive the Himroo fabrics, Pithambari sarees and Armoor silk sarees. The minister further said the Centre is also aiding in setting up handloom clusters in Siddipet, Kamalapur, Dubbak and Warangal.
Training has been provided for about 900 weavers in modern methods and Mudra loans worth 70 crore rupees were sanctioned. There are an estimated 48 thousand artisans at work on 17 different kinds of handlooms in Telangana, including Pochampalli Ikkat, Narayanapet cotton sarees and others which have attained international fame.