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वस्त्र मंत्रालय भारत सरकार) The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today inaugurated Textiles India 2017 on 30th June 2017. The Textile India is India’s first ever mega textiles trade fair, being held at Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Addressing the gathering at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, the PM said that based on Make in India, the textile industry is being infused with the mantras of 'skill,scale,speed' & 'zero-defect, zero-effect'. The PM said that the textile sector offers significant employment opportunities, it being the second largest employer after agriculture. The Prime Minister expressed the hope that Textiles India 2017 helps familiarize global & Indian leaders with India’s enabling policy BIBA and Peter England have launched India Handloom Brand Product at there select outlets 3rd National Handloom Day Celebrated at Guwahati , As*am The 3rd National handloom day was celebrated at Guwahati on 7th August 2017. On the occasion  Union Minister of State, Textiles, Shri Ajay Tamta said that the Government of India is taking various initiatives for the welfare of handloom weavers. Presiding over the main event of the 3rd National Handloom Day celebrations in Guwahati, the Minister said that he not only appreciates but also salutes the handloom weavers for their commitment, dedication and skill. He said that handloom weavers should be able to earn due value for their produce, and that Government is working in this direction. > SHRI. AJAY TAMTA, STATE MINISTER OF TEXTILES, GOVT OF INDIA, “Most > of these jobs will be in the handloom sector,” he said. The > Central government believes the agriculture and textile sectors > could provide jobs to the unemployed. “We are committed to > providing an international identity to the clothes produced by > weavers of Varanasi,” he said. > SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI, MINISTER OF TEXTILES, GOVT OF INDIA, “I > wear handloom and urge the citizens of the country too to lend their